NATO Will Switch On Its (Tiny) Missile Shield in May -- The Danger Room
BRUSSELS, Belgium — This is what years of development, revamp and acrimony have yielded: Starting in May, Europe will have the beginning of an operational shield against ballistic missiles, courtesy of NATO.
The system will be modest at first, not much more than SM-3 interceptor missiles aboard the U.S.S. Monterrey, a ship enabled with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system and stationed in the Mediterranean. It’ll be aided by an early-warning radar system Turkey’s hosting at its Kurecik base.
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NATO 'to base missile shield command in Germany' -- AFP
EU missile shield command post to be deployed to Germany -- Voice of Russia
Russia, NATO May Hold Missile Defense Drills in March -- RIA Novosti
Russia, NATO to stage joint anti-missile drills -- China Daily/Xinhuanet
In Negotiating Missile Defense with Russia, Obama Could Learn from Reagan’s Example -- Scott Erickson, Heritage Foundation