Shared Threats and a Common Purpose: U.S.-Romania Missile Defense Cooperation

December 2017

Past Event

Shared Threats and a Common Purpose: U.S.-Romania Missile Defense Cooperation

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

December 07, 2017

U.S. anti-missile station Aegis Ashore Romania in Deveselu, Romania, May 12, 2016 (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

December 2017

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

H.E. Ambassador George Cristian Maior,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the United States

On December 7th, Ambassador of Romania to the United States George Maior discussed the status of the U.S.-led NATO missile defense site hosted by Romania at the Deveselu Military Base and its role within the context of Romanian, NATO, and American shared security interests.

The Trump administration has demonstrated a continued U.S. commitment to expand U.S. missile defense in Europe in light of increasing missile threats and to extend U.S.-ally missile defense cooperation.

The Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site in Romania became operational on May 12, 2016. The Aegis Ashore facility is the first of two interceptor sites; its complement site will be completed in Poland in 2018. Aegis Ashore leverages technology used in the U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyers and cruisers to protect against ballistic missile threats.

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs joined Ambassador Maior to discuss the goals and progress of U.S.-Romanian missile defense cooperation.

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