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Apr 22, 2010

Tanker Contract is Back in Play

By Jen DiMascio, POLITICO

From Jen DiMascio, POLITICO:  The stage is now set for a two-company battle for a $35 billion contract to make aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force in the wake of the announcement by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. that it would in fact submit a military version of its A330 aircraft for […]

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Apr 22, 2010

Rasmussen: NATO Needs Missile Defense System to Protect “All Our Populations”

By NATO

From NATO: [W]e also need a credible missile defence system, providing coverage for all the Allies. The United States already has a missile defence system. Some European Allies have a capacity to protect deployed forces against missile attacks. But of course we must be able to also protect our populations – all our populations. If […]

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Apr 22, 2010

”On Alliance Solidarity in the 21st Century”

By NATO

From NATO:  More than six decades after NATO’s creation, solidarity remains the Alliance’s most precious asset. But like all precious assets, it cannot be taken for granted. That is why I am determined to ensure that NATO remains the bastion of solidarity that it needs to be. And it is why I have chosen to […]

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Apr 21, 2010

Russia Black Sea Fleet Presence in Ukraine Extended for 25 More Years

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Ukraine has agreed to extend the term of Russian Black Sea Fleet presence in the country’s Crimea for 25 more years, the Russian president said on Wednesday. The new agreement, signed after talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych, also stipulates the extension for an additional five […]

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Apr 21, 2010

US and Europe Rethink Role of Cold War Alliance

By the AP

From the AP:  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to a meeting of NATO ministers in Estonia at a time when the 61-year-old organization is suffering from a kind of mid-life crisis. … The Tallinn meeting, in fact, could split over the question of whether it’s time to remove an estimated 200 U.S. […]

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Apr 20, 2010

Military Scrambles Soldiers, Staff and Supplies

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Volcanic ash and no-fly orders by European air-control authorities forced the U.S. military to reroute several planes flying wounded soldiers out of Afghanistan and to cancel hundreds of training flights in Europe, military officials said Monday. In addition, U.S. bases struggled with staff shortages because thousands of soldiers on leave […]

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Apr 20, 2010

NATO: F-16 Fighters Damaged by Volcanic Ash

By the AP

From the AP: A senior Western diplomat said Monday that several NATO F-16 fighters had flown through a cloud of volcanic ash and that that one had suffered engine damage. The official, who could not be named under standing regulations, declined to provide further details on where or when the incident happened. He said only […]

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Apr 20, 2010

Next Meeting of Russia-NATO Council to be Held as Televised Linkup: Rogozin

By Interfax

From Interfax: The volcanic cloud, which has interrupted air traffic in Europe, will not lead to the cancellation of the next meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, which will be held in Brussels on April 20, Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax. "Yury Baluyevsky, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council and former head […]

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Apr 19, 2010

“The US has begun talks… about withdrawing its tactical nuclear weapons from Europe”

By the Guardian

From the Guardian:  Also on the agenda [for Thursdays’ NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Estonia] will be a call by five Nato countries for the removal of all remaining US nuclear weapons on European soil, in a move intended to spur global disarmament. Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Luxembourg have drawn up a joint […]

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Apr 19, 2010

Rasmussen Calls for Russian Involvement in Missile Defence Project

By the Guardian

From the Guardian:  Russia must play a central role in plans for a missile defence system in Europe, Nato’s top official will tell a meeting of alliance foreign ministers this week. Nato secretary general Anders Rasmussen believes that bringing Russia into the plans will help to allay its concerns about the project and contribute to […]

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