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MEADS is a short-range missile defense system

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Oct 25, 2013

US, Germany, Italy Sign Agreement on MEADS Development

By Global Security Newswire

The United States, Germany and Italy this week agreed to maintain trilateral collaboration on a developmental battlefield short-range missile defense system

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Italy
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying

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Oct 25, 2013

China: Don’t Politicize Turkey Missile Deal

By Christopher Bodeen, AP

China said Friday that a controversial proposal to sell a Chinese missile defense system to U.S. ally and NATO member Turkey should not be politicized.

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Missile Defense
SACEUR General Phil Breedlove at LANDCOM, July 9, 2013

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Oct 25, 2013

Much Smaller, Much Leaner: NATO 3.0

By Ahu Özyurt, CNN Türk

NATO’s Land Command Headquarters in İzmir passed a critical milestone over the weekend.

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Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2013

Will Turkey Implement Smart Defense?

By Patrick O'Reilly

Prime Minister Erdrogan’s recent announcement that Turkey is in discussions with China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation (CPMIEC) to acquire the FD-2000 (export version of the HQ-9) as Turkey’s first long-range anti-missile system is a significant step backward from the “Smart Defense” initiative endorsed by all leaders at the 2012 NATO Summit.

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US Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone

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Oct 24, 2013

Ambassador: US ‘Very Concerned’ About Turkey-China Missile Deal

By Today's Zaman and Hurriyet Daily News

From Today’s Zaman: The United States is very concerned about a missile deal between Turkey and China, US Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone has said.

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NATO
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, October 23, 2013

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Oct 24, 2013

US to Allies: NATO May be Asked to Assist in Destroying Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Chuck Hagel, Department of Defense

Today we held the first defense ministerial meeting in several years of the NATO-Russia Council.

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Russia
French Mirage fighter jets in Baltic Air Policing mission, January 4, 2010

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Oct 23, 2013

Row Over NATO Air Policing Rotation Clouds Baltic Cooperation

By Baltic News Service

The Baltic States have still failed to settle the dispute on the future of NATO’s air-policing mission: Lithuania insists that it sees no reasons for shifting a part of the mission to Estonia, as requested by Tallinn.

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Security & Defense
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, October 23, 2013

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Oct 23, 2013

NATO to Play a Role in Strengthening National Cyber Defense Capabilities

By NATO and IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

NATO’s first priority is, of course, to defend our own networks.  Today we concluded that we are on track in upgrading our ability to protect NATO’s networks against this fast-evolving threat.

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NATO's 2015 exercise will involve air, land, and sea forces.

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Oct 23, 2013

Spain, Portugal, and Italy to Host Major NATO Exercise in 2015

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

[W]e have just taken a significant step forward in our Connected Forces Initiative.

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Security & Defense

Event Recap

Oct 23, 2013

First Cyber Wednesday Kicks Off Dynamic New Series

On October 23, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative kicked off its Cyber Risk Wednesdays, an innovative series examining the ways that the public and private sectors are addressing the pressing issue of systemic cyber risks. Presented by the Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance Group, the series provides an opportunity for government officials, business leaders, cyber security experts, and other stakeholders to discuss cutting-edge research and explore opportunities for collaboration in an informal setting.

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