Word: ignalina
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...from the U.S., thus becoming the first Baltic state to purchase the high-tech weaponry. Under the agreement, the Lithuanians will acquire 60 missiles at a cost of $31 million over three years. Lithuanian officials say the Stingers will reinforce the country's airborne defenses and help protect the Ignalina nuclear power plant from attack. But from whom? With the exception of terrorists, Baltic officials are careful to sidestep questions about just who they are defending themselves against. The Baltic states say they have been told NATO won't accept members who import new security risks into the alliance...
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