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NATO Capability Initiatives Advance On Surveillance, Missile Defense, Terrorism

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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Key NATO capability initiatives--alliance ground surveillance (AGS), missile defense and the Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work (DATPoW)--continue to move forward after the biannual Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD) at NATO headquarters April 24. Armament directors from the 26 NATO member countries attended. During the meeting, officials responsible for defense procurement in NATO member countries examined issues discussed at the recent Bucharest Summit and developed plans to move forward on a number of issues in preparation for NATO's 60th…

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