Saudi Crown Prince Salman and GCC missile shield projectnote

Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as 1^st Deputy PM and Defence Minister, is said to have had contacts in the past few days on the GCC missile shield project, notably with Emir Hamad of Qatar, US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. The following 461-word report sheds light on these contacts and tells what about the outcome. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/10 – March 8, 2013)]