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Monday, March 05, 2012

Rota base: Spain readies to participate in US ‘anti-missile shield’


Rota naval base
Spain is negotiating the inclusion and participation of its navy F-100 frigates in the US anti ballistic-missile defence system commonly known as the ‘anti-missile shield,’ that is designed to protect Allied and NATO territory.

The agreement between Madrid and Washington envisages use of the Rota military base as home port for the deployment of the shield by four US Arleigh Burke class destroyers between 2013- 2015.

Defence analysts have stated that Spain would be playing a key role in the naval component of the defence shield, and repositioning its foreign policy squarely within Nato and as a solid and reliable ally of the US.

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