NATO approves missiles on Turkey-Syria border
Military alliance approves use of Patriot missiles in Turkey amid fears over Syrian chemical weapons.
Published On 5 Dec 2012
Amid concerns about the Assad government using chemical weaponry against the Syrian people, NATO has agreed on deploying the Patriot anti-missile system along Turkey’s border with Syria.
This particular defence system uses radar to detect and destroy incoming threats, including missiles and aircrafts.
It can lock onto a target more than 80 km away and can be fired remotely within nine seconds of detecting a threat.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Brussels, Belgium.
Source: Al Jazeera