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MOSCOW, April 27 (UPI) -- President Vladimir Putin said Friday Russia will ensure its own security if the United States proceeds with plans for a missile system in Europe.
"There will be no hysteria in Russia over any deployments," Putin said, "but we will take appropriate measures."
The United States has proposed installing defensive missile systems in the Czech Republic and Poland to defend against possible attack from Iran and North Korea, both of which have been perfecting their nuclear capabilities.
"There are no such missiles or systems (possessed by Iran or North Korea) and they will not appear any time soon," he said.
Putin's comments echoed those of Gen. Yury Baluyevsky, the chief of the Russian General Staff, who recently offered the United States a terse warning.
"If we see that these installations pose a threat to Russia's national security, they will be targeted by our forces," Baluyevsky said earlier this week. "What measures we are going to use -- strategic, nuclear or other -- is a technical issue."
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