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<DIV id=hn-headline>US urges NATO to build 'cyber shield'</DIV>
<P class=hn-byline>(AFP) – <SPAN class=hn-date>1 day ago</SPAN></P>
<P>BRUSSELS — NATO must build a "cyber shield" to protect the transatlantic
alliance from any Internet threats to its military and economic infrastructures,
a top US defence official said Wednesday.</P>
<P>Cyber security is a "critical element" for the 28-nation alliance to embrace
at its summit of leaders in Lisbon on November 19-20, US Deputy Defence
Secretary William Lynn said in Brussels.</P>
<P>"The alliance has a crucial role to play in extending a blanket of security
over our networks," Lynn said. <A
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