Mange europæiske borgere er særdeles kritiske over for det foreslåede amerikanske missilskjold, som de med rette betragter som et offensivt system, der ganske givet vil starte et nyt og dyrt internationalt våbenkapløb.
Many European citizens are deeply critical of the proposed US national missile defence system, which they rightly see as an offensive system which is certain to start a new and costly international arms race.