The case for placing an American nuclear shield over Romania or Slovenia may be even harder to make.

The figure is fastening an American shield to a column topped with a liberty cap.

I'm talking about the American shield, the big umbrella.

But the Russian military establishment continues to express doubt that any American antimissile shield would remain a limited system.

It benefits from the American military shield even though there is no defense treaty between the two countries.

And, thanks to an American military shield, it got a 12-year head start on the post-Saddam Hussein era.

Hamilton stands in the background placing the Constitution atop the American shield and sword.

Both the colors and the use of the American shield represent patriotism, something that many felt would unite the city.

The rays and stars above the eagle represent the original thirteen states, as do the bars of the American shield.

China has legitimate concerns that its relatively small nuclear missile force could be blunted by an American shield.