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THAAD in Romania: Underlying Rationale and Motivations

... relations or about the poor status of current NATO-Russia relations? Ruslan Mamedov, Olga Pylova: On the Road to “Strategic Depth” in the Black Sea Region On 11 April 2019, NATO confirmed US plans to deploy of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Romania. According to NATO officials, the United States will fulfill its commitment to NATO’s Ballistic Missile Defence by the temporary deployment of a THAAD system to Deveselu in Romania: “The THAAD unit will be under NATO operational ...

24.04.2019

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Have Rockets, Will Quarrel

... operationally deployed for the first time in April 2013 on the Island of Guam in the Western Pacific. It is still on duty there, covering the U.S. strategic aviation airfield on the island. Potentially, the island is within striking distance of Korean Musadan MRBMs, and THAAD, along with Aegis-carrying ships, is the only asset that has a chance of intercepting these missiles. South Korea, of course, is also interested in buying U.S. missile complexes. The purchase and deployment of American missiles was actively discussed ...

26.07.2016

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