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Turkish Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz, June 11, 2012

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Oct 2, 2013

Turkey Defends China Anti-Missile System Talks

By AFP

Turkey on Wednesday defended its decision to enter talks with China to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, in spite of protests from its ally Washington.

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Turkey's decision may already be a "symbolic victory for Beijing"

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Oct 2, 2013

For China, Turkey Missile Deal a Victory even if it Doesn’t Happen

By David Lague, Reuters

Turkey’s $4 billion order for a Chinese missile defense system is a breakthrough for China in its bid to become a supplier of advanced weapons

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Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius

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Oct 2, 2013

Lithuania Warns Russia It Might Block Access to Kaliningrad

By Reuters and RT

From Luke Baker and Justyna Pawlak, Reuters:  Lithuania could block Russia’s road and rail access to its enclave of Kaliningrad if Moscow keeps pressuring its neighbors over their ties to the European Union

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sept. 30, 2013

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Oct 1, 2013

NATO Chief: Turkey Hasn’t Completed Chinese Missile-Defense Deal

By Doug Cameron, Wall Street Journal

Turkey had yet to complete a multibillion-dollar missile-defense deal with a Chinese military contractor that has raised concerns among some allies, the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said in an interview on Monday.

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Secretary of State John Kerry with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Sept. 23, 2013

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Sep 30, 2013

US has ‘Serious Concerns’ about Turkey’s Choice of Chinese Missile System

By Reuters

The United States said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to Turkey over its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Turkish Minister of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Feb. 17, 2012

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Sep 30, 2013

NATO Allies Concerned About Chinese Missile Defense System in Turkey

By Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News

A Turkish decision to commission a Chinese company to build Turkey’s first long-range air and missile defense shield presents any number of challenges to Turkey’s Western allies

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Missile Defense Test, May 16, 2013

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Sep 19, 2013

Aegis Missile Defense System Successfully Intercepted Target Warhead

By Department of Defense

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test today [9/18/13] of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sep. 19, 2013

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Sep 19, 2013

Secretary General Examines NATO’s Need for Capabilities, Burden Sharing, and Partnerships

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

We live in a world in transition. And transition often leads to turmoil and turbulence.

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Ground based missile defense test, Jan. 26, 2013

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Sep 13, 2013

US Names Five Possible East Coast Missile Defense Sites

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

The Pentagon announced five possible missile defense sites in the eastern United States on Thursday, but said it was far from any decision to proceed

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 22, 2012

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Sep 11, 2013

Obama Administration Debated Trading Missile Defense and NATO Enlargement for Russia to Cut Support to Assad

By Adam Entous, Greg White, and Peter Nicholas, Wall Street Journal

President Barack Obama’s 15 seconds of face time with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, while American and Russian warships patrolled the eastern Mediterranean, spoke to a deep chill that has created one of the biggest complications to the U.S.’s plan to strike Syria.

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