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The drone incursions have prompted European officials to speed up the construction of a so-called drone wall on NATO’s eastern flank, using new technology such as acoustic detection and lasers.

“In the end, we were further ahead, not just of the rest of the eastern flank, but ahead of most countries in European NATO.”

Customs and Border Protection official, had materialized from the complex, flanked by dozens of armed agents.

"I know it's tempting to write the bubble story," Mr Altman told me as he sat flanked by his top lieutenants.

She put her hands on the beast’s flank, “which radiated a fierce, heated energy,” while her boyfriend, who had secretly arranged the visit, tossed him a whole chicken.