The intercontinental missile was launched this morning . The announcement came after NATO says it now has interim ballistic missile defense capability . The interim system will link the allies ' missile defense systems -- satellites , ships , radars and interceptors -- under NATO control from a U.S. base in Ramstein , Germany . NATO had asked Russia to participate in the talks , but talks stalled .
The intercontinental missile was launched this morning . The announcement came after NATO says it now has interim ballistic missile defense capability . NATO had asked Russia to participate in the talks , but talks stalled .