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The U.S. Navy said on April 8 that it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against North Korea's "reckless" nuclear weapons program.

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It seems that Mig 29 aircrafts which Belgrade received from Moscow will have to be delivered in parts, as Romania and Bulgaria, both members of NATO, have not allowed overflights, reports Dnevne.rs, citing Serbian daily "Alo!".

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NATO and the United States have "no defense" against land-based cruise missiles if Russia deploys them in any quantity, the chief of US Strategic Command told senators, arguing the US must respond to Russian threat "from the position of strength."

As part of the activities marking Remembrance Day for the victims of NATO's 1999 aggression, an S-125 Neva missile system was installed in Belgrade.

This surface-to-air system was used to shoot down a US "stealth" bomber F-117 over Serbia 18 years ago.

Turkey has blocked some military training and other work with NATO “partner countries” in an apparent escalation of a diplomatic dispute with EU states, officials and sources said on Wednesday.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on March 13 urged Turkey and its NATO allies to reduce tensions stoked by Ankara's demands that it be allowed to send government officials to rally Turks living in Germany and The Netherlands.

NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will present his annual report. The report describes the activities of NATO regarding security and the improvement of collective defence in 2016.

Former head of the Bulgarian national intelligence service, Kircho Kirov, thinks that Serbia is becoming "a regional military factor."

Beta agency reported this on Thursday, citing Kirov as saying that his country, as a NATO member, "has problems with its rearmament, while Serbia is receiving modern Russian combat equipment for free."

Russia’s S-400 long-range air defense missile system is most likely to be selected for Turkey’s long-range anti-missile shield, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said.

“Russia’s S-400 missile system seems to be the most possible in discussions. Some progress was obtained in the talks, but we are not at the stage of a signature yet,” Işık said Feb. 22 in a televised interview.

Russia's S-400 long-range air defense missile system is most likely to be selected for Turkey's long-range anti-missile shield, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said.

"Russia's S-400 missile system seems to be the most possible in discussions. Some progress was obtained in the talks, but we are not at the stage of a signature yet," Işık said Feb. 22 in a televised interview.