washington warships eight nato countries participate live-fire self-defense exercise ship missile systems near scotland sunday u.s. department defense say ship canada france germany italy netherlands spain unite kingdom unite state defend medium-range missile well three anti-ship cruise missiles uss donald cook successfully intercept medium-range missile standard missile-3 block ib guide missile exercise pentagon say three anti-ship cruise missiles fire upon spanish dutch ship participate formidable shield exercise u.k. ministry defense hebrides range locate western isles scotland u.s. department defense say first time nato smart defense concept demonstrate ship provide protection vessels target ballistic missiles formidable shield exercise begin sept. 24 schedule conclude wednesday pentagon say exercise plan biennial event design assure ally deter adversaries demonstrate u.s. commitment collective defense nato alliance follow nato exercise u.s. missile defense agency successfully test-fired standard missile-6 sm-6 uss mcfaul sm-6 test part formidable shield exercise pentagon say nato ship hold missile defense drill near scotland pentagon say