Stardate 20011007.0937 (On Screen): The US has asked for NATO forces to be deployed into the continental US. Specifically, it has asked for deployment of NATO AWACS jets. I think that the reason for this is to free up US AWACS jets so that they can be deployed to the middle east, but it's still an unexpected move. It's entirely possible that it's being done primarily for political reasons, so that the offer of Article 5 assistance wasn't totally turned down.
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