Each day-long stop in cities along the tour will include presentations by GE and community leaders, workshops to help stakeholders with EV planning, deployment, and integration strategies, and test drives.

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But, given the difficulty the government will face in keeping a force of this size and composition in the Gulf indefinitely, this week's deployment suggests it is planning for a relatively early and short war.

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Planning is due to start within a week or two on extending the fence north and south from its initial deployment to a total of about 350 km (215 miles), he said.

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