NATO announces missile link system
22 May 2012 5:32 AM GMT
A mechanism for Europe which will link together the missile defence assets from different Allies under NATO command has been declared operational by the organisation.
Announced by the alliance 18 months ago, the system has been termed by NATO Director General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a step towards the organisation's long-term goal of providing full coverage and protection for all its European partners.
'Our system will link together missile defence assets from different Allies' satellites, ships, radars and interceptors under NATO command and control. It will allow us to defend against threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area,' Rasmussen said in Chicago on Sunday after first session of the North Atlantic Council in Heads of State and Government format. He also called the system an interim capability.
Announced by the alliance 18 months ago, the system has been termed by NATO Director General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a step towards the organisation's long-term goal of providing full coverage and protection for all its European partners.
'Our system will link together missile defence assets from different Allies' satellites, ships, radars and interceptors under NATO command and control. It will allow us to defend against threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area,' Rasmussen said in Chicago on Sunday after first session of the North Atlantic Council in Heads of State and Government format. He also called the system an interim capability.
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