Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told journalists in Brussels after talks with Polish President Lech Kaczynski that the entire European continent and all NATO allies wherever they are geographically should be covered by the U.S. missile defense elements in Europe.
The U.S. national missile defense system currently deploys missile interceptors at Fort Greeley, Alaska, and at Vandenberg, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.
The United States is also planning to expand its missile shield to sites in the Czech Republic and Poland.
The Kremlin has responded angrily to U.S. plans, announced in January, saying U.S. missile bases in Europe could become targets of its pinpoint strikes.
Russia last week tested a new ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and a new cruise missile, saying the tests were part of Moscow's response to U.S. anti-missile plans.
