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Russia says time short in NATO missile standoff

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08-12-2011 | 12:55

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Russia says time short in NATO missile standoff

Russia said on Thursday that time was running out to conclude a missile defense deal with NATO, as the alliance insisted it would press ahead with a project it says is aimed at countering threats from states such as Iran.

Moscow is seeking legal guarantees that NATO's planned missile defense system is not aimed at limiting Russia's strategic nuclear capability, and wants joint control of how the system is used. Moscow has said it will take military counter-measures if necessary.

NATO, however, wants separate systems.

"It does not affect our strategic balance with Russia and certainly is not a cause for military counter-measures," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of the missile defense plan at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Despite the disagreement on missile defence, Rasmussen said NATO still hoped to reach an outline pact with Russia by the time of a NATO summit in Chicago next May.

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