Generalni sekretar NATO-a Jaap de Hoop Scheffer zatražio je izradu izvještaja o mogućnostima proširenja antiraketne odbrane na oblasti koje nisu obuhvaćene američkim štitom, prije samita Alijanse u aprilu 2009.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has asked for a report on possibilities for expanding missile defence to areas not covered by the US shield before the Alliance's summit in April 2009.