It would cost NATO members less than 200 million euros (262 million dollars) over 10 years to set up an anti-missile screen capable of covering their entire territory, dpa quoted the alliance's secretary general as saying today. NATO states are currently debating whether the alliance should take on, as part of its mission, defence against missile strikes from "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea. "I know that many people hear the words 'missile defence' and see a big bill. But in fact, the cost is very manageable," Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists at NATO's Brussels headquarters. NATO nations are currently developing an anti-missile system designed to protect soldiers on the battlefield. -- SPA
