While Americans claim that NMD is not directed against anyone, that all the US wants is to protect its citizens against states like Iraq or North Korea, almost everyone else thinks differently: Russians fear that America wants to cement its military superiority (and Russia's inferiority) forever; the Chinese are concerned that NMD signals American readiness to help Taiwan remain independent; Europeans worry that America's plans invite tensions with Russia and may separate the US from Europe.
Los rusos consideran que el país norteamericano quiere consolidar su superioridad militar (y la inferioridad de Rusia) para siempre; los chinos piensan que la NMD es una señal de la disposición estadounidense para ayudar a que Taiwan continúe siendo independiente; los europeos están procupados porque quizá los planes de EU generen tensiones con Rusia y puedan distanciar a EU de Europa.