Kuwait calls US decision to remove missile systems 'routine'
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A US decision to remove anti-missile systems from several Arab allies was an "internal and routine procedure", Kuwait said on Wednesday, adding that its defences would not be affected.
"Kuwait's Patriot missile system, independently, protects and covers all its geographical borders," said a statement from the Gulf Arab state's chief of staff. It added that the US decision had been coordinated with Kuwait's military.
An earlier Wall Street Journal report citing US military officials said Washington was pulling four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain next month in a shift away from long-lasting conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan in order to address tensions with China and Russia.
