NATO Said to Look at Boosting Missile Defense at Turkey Air Base

NATO is looking into reinforcing further its ballistic missile defense capacity in Turkey against threats from neighboring Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

The military alliance already deployed a battery in eastern Turkey to protect an early-warning radar used to track missiles across the Middle East. It’s now considering sending another Patriot missile-defense system to bolster an airbase where American troops are stationed, one of the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the planning.