Thursday, October 14, 2010

NATO News Updates -- October 14, 2010

Photo: NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Photo from Radio Free Europe

NATO Chief Urges New Response to Modern-Day Threats -- Voice of America

A month before a key summit, NATO's secretary-general has called on the alliance to adopt new responses to modern-day threats.

In opening remarks at the one-day conference in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said it is critical that the transatlantic alliance "get it right" as it drafts a new blueprint for the future.

"NATO's core mission, to protect the 900 million civilians of NATO countries from attack, must never change," Rasmussen said. "But it must be modern defense against modern threats."

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More News On NATO

NATO to lay out vision for cyber, missile defence -- AFP
NATO ministers meet to discuss new strategy -- Xinhuanet
NATO Ministers start the sprint to the Lisbon Summit -- Defpro
NATO backs reforms, U.S. warns allies on domestic cuts -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Nato ministers agree to 'cut fat' -- EU Observer
NATO Leader Presses for Missile Shield -- Global Security Newswire
NATO Chief Calls For Missile Defense Despite Austerity -- Radio Free Europe
NATO chief calls for anti-missile system -- AP
Germany backs NATO plan for missile-defense shield -- Deutsche Welle
France and Germany at odds as NATO eyes missile shield -- M&C
In Brussels, Gates, Clinton applaud ‘pivotal’ new NATO strategy -- Stars And Stripes
NATO ministers to review new mission statement -- Washington Post
Factbox: Ministers discuss NATO's future vision -- Reuters

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