September 7, 2005 :: MDAA :: News
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies have conducted another missile defense poll, this time of Europeans in the countries of France, Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Overall, 71% of those surveyed were in favor of the deployment of missile defenses by NATO, and only 16% opposed NATO having such capability.
- 26% rated the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as the most significant threat facing Europe compared to 52% who said violent acts by terrorists groups pose the greatest threat.
- 75% said ballistic missiles with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons could be used as instruments of blackmail or coercion against NATO or NATO countries.
- Asked whether they think their own country should have a missile defense system, the following percentages answered affirmatively: France (69%), Germany (68%), the U.K. (72%), Spain (54%), Italy (60%), Poland (84%), the Czech Republic (62%), the Netherlands (63%) and Denmark (44%). In the aggregate, 56% of the adults surveyed would support a deployment of such a defensive system in their own country.
- 73% suggested it is a good idea for NATO to expand such a defensive system to protect troops in the field as well as citizens at home.
(Article)» Press release on poll results
