US to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey
857 views · Published 14 January 2013 · 0:40 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order to sent two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey with 400 American personnel to operate them on Friday to bolster Turkey's air defense against Syrian missiles and aircraft. As the threat of Syria using chemical and biological weapons increases, the PAC-3 missiles batteries will help Turkey to bolster its air defenses along their 900km border with Syria. The U.S. now joins Germany and the Netherlands, which have also said they will send two Patriot batteries. The three countries are the only NATO nations that possess the most modern type of Patriot missiles. Pentagon spokesman George Little declined to comment on where the U.S. batteries would be located. He also said the Patriot systems would be deployed to Turkey for an unspecified amount of time.
More from this channel
-
1:14
Royal Wedding Video (short version); Kate and William royal wedding schedule
-
0:36
Southern US devastated by the deadliest tornadoes in history
-
0:28
US cities increase security after Bin Laden death (animation with voiceover)
-
0:27
Man smuggles 353 snakeheads to JFK (animation with voice over)
-
0:34
Rental PC spies on customers in the US (animation only)
-
0:24
Uber delivers private car to your location (animation only)
-
0:28
Would-be cockpit raider subdued on AA flight (animation with voiceover)
-
0:24
Microsoft snaps up Skype (animation with voice over)