Pentagon’s Latest Bid to Drag Sweden Into NATO Involves Patriot Missiles?
SputnikNews.com
09.03.2016
Lt. Gen. Frederick “Ben” Hodges, the commander of the US army in Europe, suggested deploying the Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to Sweden as part of war games, which, according to Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, are not in the pipeline yet, Finland’s Yle national public service reported.
“I really would like to try to practice moving the Patriot air defense system to Sweden and back across the sea to show strength,” Hodges told Sweden’s TV4 television network.
Hultqvist, who is on a visit to Finland, confirmed that Sweden does take part in military exercises with other countries, including the US, but did not provide additional comments on Hodges’ remarks. For its part, Finland has not received a similar offer, the country’s defense chief Jussi Niinistö said.
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