At the Pentagon, officials have refused to state whether a decision is forthcoming. Instead, officials are offering vague references to on-going “discussions” while stopping short of reaffirming whether a final judgment on the brigades is on the way.
Meanwhile, a U.S. European Command spokesman in an email to Stars and Stripes stated: “We expect to have more information in the coming months.”
EUCOM also stopped short of saying whether that “information” would include an announcement on the fate of the Army’s Europe-based brigades."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe
NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.
