2 Amendments of Zbigniew ZIOBRO related to 2013/2170(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the issue of anti-missile defence (AMD) was already raised in the past but has become more topical in recent years in view of the multiplication of threats stemming from nuclear proliferation to which the EU and its allies must be able to respond effectively, and in view of the aggressive behaviour of Russia, which in December 2013 deployed Iskander-M rockets in Kaliningrad oblast;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Argues that the legitimate grounds for an anti-missile shield originate in the threat of a nuclear attack potentially orchestrated by actors who do not subscribe to traditional understandings of rationality. In real terms, certain ‘rogue’ states or state-like actors could be prepared to attack, even in cases where doing so would ultimately result in their inevitable self-destruction; notes, moreover, that Russia is becoming heavily militarised and that this may pose a threat to neighbouring countries;