During the 2008 Bucharest summit , the alliance discussed the technical details as well as the political and military implications of the proposed elements of the U.S. missile defense system in Europe . Allied leaders recognized that the planned deployment of European-based U.S. missile defense assets would help protect North American Allies , and agreed that this capability should be an integral part of any future NATO-wide missile defense architecture . However , these opinions are in the process of being reconstructed given the Obama administration 's decision in 2009 to replace the long-range interceptor project in Poland with a short/medium range interceptor
2008 Bucharest summit
2008 Bucharest summit
Missile defense