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Commanders Given Initial BMD Capability

January 31 2011

NATO

The NATO alliance has transferred a limited ability to carry out theater ballistic missile defense (BMD) to its military commanders, reports a release from the alliance.

The handover took place last week at the NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany. Interim capability enables commanders to do limited missile defense planning and exchange information with national BMD assets.

This limited capability has been developed under the Active Layered Theatre...

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