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BRUSSELS — The Obama administration and the Spanish government have agreed to base U.S. Navy Aegis cruisers on Spain’s coast as part of the anti-ballistic missile defense system to protect Europe against a potential Iranian nuclear threat, officials said Wednesday.
The plan will make it easier to maintain a continuous naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea and also provide security in the eastern Atlantic.
The plan has drawn opposition from Russia, which worries the system could target Russian warheads or undermine their deterrence strategy.
