NATO missile defence command in Germany

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7 February 2012

 

According to a diplomatic source, NATO is planning to install its missile shield command centre for Europe on the US military base in Ramstein, Germany. The centre is to become operational after NATO’s Chicago Summit in May 2012.
 

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