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Clinton urges NATO security cooperation with Russia

Clinton said new partnerships, including with Cold War foe Russia, will help NATO to take on growing transnational threats including nuclear proliferation, terrorism, piracy and cyber security.

"While Russia faces challenges to its security, NATO is not among them," Clinton told a Washington think tank, stressing that a new U.S. plan for European missile defense was no threat to Moscow.

"Just as Russia is an important partner in efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation, so should it be in missile defense," she said. "And we invite Russia to join NATO in developing a missile defense system that can protect all citizens of Europe and Russia."

Clinton's speech to the Atlantic Council was the latest effort by the Obama administration to reassure European allies that Washington will hold tight to transatlantic ties despite growing preoccupation with China, Iran and other hotspot

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