a minute agoNATO takes defence even to space
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(7 years ago)NATO's military alliance agreed to expand its competencies in space, which makes it the fifth post-air, land, sea and internet operating field. The 29 allies signed this venture before a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. “NATO has no intention of placing weapons in space”, said [...]
The 29 allies signed this venture before a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels.
“NATO has no intention of putting weapons in space”, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the goal was defence.
NATO is expanding its operations in space, its fifth operating zone after land, sea, air and recent internet spaces, the North Atlantic Alliance leaders said.
“Space is essential for Alliance protection and obstruction, early warning and navigation” NATO Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels before the move was confirmed by 29 member states.
“About half of 2,000 satellites in Earth's orbit belong to NATO members”, Stoltenberg added.
“NATO has no intention of putting weapons in space,” he said.
However, attacks on satellites of member states could be considered a provocation, which should be answered, says US Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Article 5 of the Constitutional Treaty says the attack on a member is considered an attack on the entire Alliance.
This is one of NATO's most important principles, which has been activated only once so far, following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the US.
Members agreed to expand the area ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, broadcast Croatian media.
Heads of state and governments will meet at a summit on 3-4 December in London.
Otherwise, France's President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview for “economist” that NATO is dead.
What we are currently going through can be described as the death of NATO's brain. Europe is on the verge of a abyss,” said Macron.
