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alerted its staff to a "real-world missile launch in the European theater" only to later assess the incident as "part of a training exercise" without providing any details as to what prompted the alarm.

According to several US defense officials cited by CNN, a Russian military exercise is believed to have recently triggered a ballistic missile launch alarm' at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

Computerized alarm updates were issued by staff at the base and in the surrounding areas on 12 December, with a missile warning also being sounded at Ramstein via a loudspeaker system.

An all-clear was issued after a brief spell of alarm, according to the officials, whose initial assessment was that the incident might have been caused when a launch was detected by highly classified US intelligence satellites.

Satellites detected the infrared trail of ballistic missiles determined, according to the sources cited, that four intercontinental missiles had been tested on Saturday from a submerged Russian submarine in the western Okhotsk Sea off Russia.

Without directly referencing the Russian launch of rockets, the US Air Force Europe-Army Africa statement reads: "No US aircraft or pilots were scrambled.

The missile launch was determined to be part of a regional training exercise and within minutes the control centre again followed proper procedures and provided updated notifications. We consistently and routinely monitor for any threats to our forces and our allies."

An official was quoted as confirming that Russian military officials had released a standard 'notice to airmen' warning of imminent military action in the specified area, covering the time when the incident occurred.

When the incident first occurred at the base, the command of the hub released a statement to the military community in the region on its Facebook page stating that the Ramstein Air Base Command Post was informed of a "real-world missile launch at the European theatre"

through a warning notification system. It added that 'proper procedure' had been carried out and that 'accurate notices' had been given to staff in the Military Community of Kaiserslautern.

The missile launch was rapidly assessed as part of a training exercise and not a KMC area threat." No details were released at the time as to what was thought to have caused the warning.

Nevertheless the incident was concerning because there was always the potential for miscalculation, a quoted US defense official noted. No remarks or official statements have been issued from Russian military officials.

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