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    Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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    The Iceland Air Defence System (Icelandic: Íslenska Loftvarnarkerfið) is a part of the Icelandic Coast Guard. It was founded in 1987 under the Radar Agency...
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    Keflavik Iceland in the Cold War Jane's Defence Weekly 30 March 1991 Government of Iceland-Foreign Affairs, National Security Pike, John. "Iceland Defense...
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    World War II. However, the British invaded Iceland on 10 May 1940. On 7 July 1941, the defence of Iceland was transferred from Britain to the United States...
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    The Kingdom of Iceland (Icelandic: Konungsríkið Ísland; Danish: Kongeriget Island) was a sovereign and independent country under a constitutional and...
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    Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland,...
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    only of the security of the North Atlantic sea lanes, but to the defence of this continent, of maintaining control of Iceland. — Prime Minister of Canada...
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    Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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  • guns Military of Iceland Icelandic Coast Guard Iceland Air Defence System "Iceland Crisis Response Unit: Annual report 2007" (PDF). Icelandic Ministry for...
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  • necessary, while Iceland has a unique agreement since 1951 with the United States which requires them to provide defence to Iceland when needed, although...
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