Croatian Ministry of Defense has turned down NATO’s proposal for the establishment of a training center for countering terrorist attacks using biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, the Croatian Jutarnji List news agency reports.

If the project receives “green light” it will be the biggest training facility of this type in Europe with huge amounts of deadly chemicals and viruses contained therein and its realization will cost USD 15 million.

Only two such centers exist in Europe, located respectively in the UK and in the Netherlands. The reason for the Americans to insist on setting up a similar facility in Dalmatia is the long period of good weather, which allows for almost eight months of active training.