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NATO To Protect Its Troops With Anti-Missile Defense System By 2010
Brussels (AFP) Mar 16, 2005 NATO announced Wednesday that it would protect its deployed troops with a new single theater missile defense system by 2010. "NATO has agreed to give itself a single deployable theatre missile defense capability to give protection to troops against incoming missiles," a NATO official said. "It will combine (existing) national systems (such as the US-made Patriot missile)." The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the system would be a first and would cap 10 years of talks on the issue. "The importance of being able to defend deployed troops against theatre-range ballistic missiles, such as SCUD missiles, was made apparent during the 1990s," NATO said in a communique. "As a number of foreign nations continue working on ballistic missile programmes, as well as developing chemical, nuclear, and biological warheads for those missiles, the need for effective defences has increased." The NATO official said the Western alliance planned to spend roughly 650 million euros on the project. The decision to launch the program, which will involve all 26 allied members, was made last Friday but only announced Wednesday. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Missile Defense Program Moves Forward
Washington DC (AFPS) Jan 12, 2006The Missile Defense Agency continues to move forward in its efforts to protect the nation against a ballistic missile attack. The eighth ground-based interceptor missile was lowered into its underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2005. |
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