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Feb 19, 2010

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Feb 19, 2010

Allies to Urge US to Remove Nuclear Arms

By  AFP

From AFP: Five European NATO nations are to call "in the coming weeks" for the removal of all remaining US nuclear weapons from European soil, a spokesman for Belgium’s prime minister said on Friday. Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway are to issue the demand for scores of Cold War American nuclear warheads retained on […]

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Feb 19, 2010

Final Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept in DC

By  NATO

From NATO: The fourth and final Strategic Concept Seminar convened for the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to advise the Alliance on a New Strategic Concept will take place at the National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The event is jointly hosted […]

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Feb 19, 2010

Missile Defence in Europe: The Next Salvo

By the Economist

From the Economist: If American technology develops as expected, by 2018 the new shield would cover almost all of NATO’s European members against an Iranian attack—only a small part of Turkey would be exposed. That is a big change from the previous scheme, which was intended mainly to protect America from an intercontinental threat, leaving chunks […]

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Feb 18, 2010

NATO Commander Says Recruitment of Afghans Gaining

By the AP

From the AP: Afghanistan’s military and security forces are on track to meet their goal of recruiting 300,000 troops by the end of 2011, though retaining those troops has been a challenge, NATO’s top military officer said Thursday.   With a high desertion rate, expanding the Afghan ranks has been difficult, but a decision last […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Large NATO Exercise Starts in Northern Norway

By the Barents Observer

From the Barents Observer: Near 9.000 soldiers from 14 countries participates when the exercise Cold Response 2010 started in Northern Norway this week. This year is the first time such NATO exercise also includes Swedish territory. The exercise involves land forces, air forces and naval forces. The portal of the Norwegian Armed Forces reports that […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Kazakhs Sign Up to Moscow-Backed Force

By the AP

From the AP: Kazakhstan ratified an accord Wednesday committing it to a NATO-style rapid-reaction force drawn from the armies of former Soviet nations, the Kazakh presidential press office said in a statement. The force will operate under the auspices of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-backed military bloc that also includes Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Georgia Denounces French Sale of Tanks and Warships to Russia

By the Times (London)

From the Times (London): Georgia today denounced the proposed French sale of tanks and warships to Russia as extremely dangerous, saying that it would allow Moscow to invade any former Soviet republic or East European country “within hours”. On a visit to London President Saakashvili said that the sale of a Mistral-class advanced amphibious ship […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Russian Defense Pact with Abkhazia Upsets NATO

By Iran's PressTV

From Iran’s PressTV: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has hit back at Moscow for signing a deal with Abkhazia for the construction of a military base in the Black Sea enclave. The alliance swiftly urged the Kremlin to reverse what it called its “invalid” agreement, saying it violates restrictions on military forces set in […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Poland to Host NATO Exercises?

By Polskie Radio

From Polskie Radio: Poland is lobbying to host the NATO Response Force (NRF) maneuvers on its territory. According to the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland having the opportunity to host such military exercises would increase the country’s security. NATO maneuvers could be a response to the joint exercises of the Russian and Belorussian armies planned in […]

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