Russia, NATO Holding Joint Missile Defense Exercise

Russia and NATO are conducting their first joint ballistic missile defense exercises between March 8 and 12, according to sources at NATO headquarters, Itar-Tass reported Friday (see GSN, July 28, 2003).

The Russia-NATO Council is leading the exercise at the U.S. space center in Colorado Springs. The exercise was organized to test equipment compatibility and other technical issues (Itar-Tass, March 5).

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