Skepticism of Smart Defense is plenty . Francois Heisburg , chairman of The International Institute for Strategic Studies ( IISS ) and of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy says that governments typically choose " jobs in defense companies at home over the military logic " of pooling resources . Former Ambassador to NATO and Professor at Harvard Kennedy School , R. Nicholas Burns recognizes the structural troubles facing NATO but is nonetheless optimistic , stating " Investment in an alliance that in large measure denationalizes defense , and contains or resolves old antagonism through family arguments around NATO 's kitchen table , provides a remarkable rate of return . " During the 2010 Lisbon summit NATO members agreed to establish a missile defense system that would have the capability of covering all member states in Europe , as well as the United States and Canada . In Chicago NATO leaders declared that this system has reached interim capability . Interim capability means that a basic command and control capability has been tested and installed at NATO 's Headquarters Allied Air Command in Ramstein , Germany , while NATO Allies provide sensors and interceptors to connect to the system . It also means that US ships with anti-missile interceptors in the Mediterranean Sea and a Turkey-based radar system have been put under NATO command in the German base . " Our system will link together missile defence assets from different Allies – satellites , ships , radars and interceptors – under NATO command and control . It will allow us to defend against threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area " , NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said
2010 Lisbon summit
2010 Lisbon summit
2012 Chicago summit