导弹防御系统虽然被布什政府炒作得很热,但实际上并不是什么新鲜玩意儿。早在20世纪50年代,美、苏就已经提出了这一概念,并陆续研制、部署反导系统。欧洲当时还没有参与到这场高科技角逐中。如今,随着自身导弹、卫星技术的发展以及航空、航天工业的壮大,欧洲也要考虑建造自己的导弹防御系统了。 Although the missile defense system was hyped by the Bush administration, it is actually not very new. As early as the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union have already proposed this concept and gradually developed and deployed the anti-missile system. Europe was not involved in the tech race yet. Now, with the development of its own missiles and satellite technologies and the growth of the aerospace and aerospace industries, Europe has also considered building its own missile defense system.