The survey of public officials from both sides of the Atlantic found that opinions diverged between decision-makers and the public on dealing with Iran if non-military options do not work.
Around half of US and European Union policy-makers would accept a nuclear Iran, while 42 percent in Washington's corridors of power and 32 percent in Brussels would favour military action, according to a report by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Italy's Compagnia di San Paolo foundation.
The public was more hawkish, with 62 percent of Americans and 46 percent of Europeans backing military action."
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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.
