Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
iraqis missile moved systems
Sophisticated systems such as the SAM-6 missile can be moved very easily. The Iraqis do that, and the Serbs do it as well.
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We don't know why they have moved these troops or exactly what they plan to do with these troops that they have marshaled around the borders.
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We are in favor of having NATO move to the next stage, which is the so-called activation warning, to come closer to the use of military force if necessary.
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There is extensive movement in Iraq's air defense system. We assume that this movement is for two reasons. Part of it is defensive, so that it is harder for us to target ... air defense missiles, particularly SA-6 missiles, but also SA-2 missiles and ROLAND missiles, and we also think that some of it is offensive.
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He wanted to make sure that no decisions were made by default, and that everybody was aware of the type of planning, and potentially training, that would be required for a future movement of forces.
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He anticipated that they would be able to land soon and move through Greece to their posts.
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The Iraqis move forces back and forth on sort of an unpredictable basis from time to time; they do appear to be moving some missiles and other forces into the southern no-fly zone.
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indicative of increased allied pressure on the very center, the central nerve system of the regime that controls military and security forces.
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In Bosnia, for instance, they play a crucial role in setting up these joint commissions that bring Army people and local people together to talk about governance issues, providing humanitarian aid.
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It's something that's on their mind every minute of the day when they're on duty and frequently when they're off duty as well.
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Everybody now believes that that force is probably too small and that a larger force will be required to go in as a peacekeeping force.
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The Air Force is in the process of taking down all its tents at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia because the airmen are moving into dormitories, and therefore these tents could possibly be available for use in Albania or Macedonia.
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they have to follow rules that will keep them farther away from civilian planes, so they don't trigger this system.
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These tankers will immediately help increase the tempo of air operations, allow us to keep planes on station for longer periods of time and increase the number of the hours of the day in which we're actually flying over or near Yugoslavia and Kosovo.