- W alter ▁Stein me ier ▁expressed ▁severe ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁convey ed ▁its ▁plans ▁to ▁its ▁European ▁partners ▁and ▁critic ised ▁the ▁U . S . ▁administration ▁for ▁not ▁having ▁consult ed ▁Russia ▁prior ▁to ▁announ cing ▁its ▁endeav ours ▁to ▁deploy ▁a ▁new ▁miss ile ▁defence ▁system ▁in ▁Central ▁Europe . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Pol es ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁hosting ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁in ▁Poland . ▁By ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Miss ile ▁Def ense ▁Agency ▁planning ▁and ▁agre ements ▁had ▁clar ified ▁enough ▁to ▁give ▁more ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁A eg is ▁Ash ore ▁sites ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁and ▁Poland ▁ ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Current ▁tact ical ▁systems ▁ ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁ ▁Historical ▁Project ▁ 6 4 0 ▁ ▁Project ▁ 6 4 0 ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁P RC ' s ▁ind igen ous ▁effort ▁to ▁develop ▁AB M ▁cap ability . ▁The ▁Academy ▁of ▁Anti - B all istic ▁Miss ile ▁& ▁Anti - S at ellite ▁was ▁established ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁developing ▁Project ▁ 6 4 0 . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁to ▁involve ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁elements , ▁including ▁the ▁necessary ▁sens ors ▁and ▁guidance / command ▁systems , ▁the ▁F an ▁Ji ▁( F J ) ▁miss ile ▁inter ceptor ,