US to build military industrial base in Morocco
Aerial photograph of Nouasseur Air Base near Casablanca in Morocco [wikipedia]January 17, 2023 at 11:19 am
US President Joe Biden has instructed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to prepare an emergency plan to establish an American military industrial base in the Kingdom of Morocco, the New York Daily News has reported. The plan was proposed during a high-level meeting at the end of December when Biden and Austin discussed America's new global military strategy.
Biden has told Austin to push the Pentagon to facilitate the logistical and legal aspects of US defence industry investments in Morocco. The strengthening of Rabat's leading role in combating terrorism, as well as its integration into the international military equation, will be achieved by developing its technic...










