... unlike during the Cold War, NATO states (except, maybe, for Baltic countries) do not view modern Russia as a threat to their existence. Current animosity is
considered a regional problem
, not a battle between two superpowers. Revealingly, both the USA and NATO expressed their solidarity with Turkey, but tried to distance themselves from the incident with the Russian bomber.
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“Russian threat” comes in handy for the U.S. military force and military-industrial complex, as it allows them to ...
... Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan (SOJTF-A), established in 2012 to combine the efforts of special services of Afghanistan and of the Allied nations as well as of their Resolute Support partners, plays the leading role in these efforts by NATO and their allies. In 2013, the SOJTF-A strength was
13 thousand servicemen
, representing more than 20 countries. In late 2014, the number of this group was reduced to a
battalion
.
Leaving or staying?
REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Victor Murakhovsky:
U.S. in Afghanistan: Soviet
Military Lessons Mostly Neglected
...
... of the
International Luxembourg Forum
on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the
Nuclear Threat Initiative
“Preventing the Crisis of Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism”, which took place on the 1st of December, 2015 former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative made a speech where he put forward some pressing international issues. Highlighting the crucial role of a sound and open dialogue between Russia and the US, Senator Nunn urged international ...
... calling for the United States to ramp up its military presence in these countries.
The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) released one such
report
in August 2015: “U.S. Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe: Consequences for NATO Strategic Adaptation, Deterrence and Allied Solidarity”.
The author of the paper, Artur Kacprzyk, calls for increasing the number of U.S. troops in Central and Eastern Europe, taking into account the fact that the United States has been a more ...
... socialist bloc.
To date, the subject of deploying U.S. military hardware has not been widely discussed in Europe despite the potential serious consequences of this initiative by the Pentagon, particularly with regard to relations between Russia and NATO.
usarmy.vo.llnwd.net
A U.S. Army fire team from the 2nd Stryker
Cavalry Regiment scouts a simulated enemy
obstacle during Joint Task Force-East military
operations urban terrain training at Novo Selo
Training Area, Bulgaria
The need to implement this project ...
... strong indication that diplomatic solutions are not being effectively sought, at least not without throwing into the mix a good deal of forcing of the opponent's hand.
The details of this decision reveal the degree of determination of the USA and the NATO. During a joint conference in Tallin with the defense ministers of the Baltic States a few days ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter declared “We'll temporarily deploy vehicles of an armored brigade and its equipment in the countries ...
The threat of nuclear war between Russia and the West, long relegated to Cold War history, reappeared last year as the crisis in East-West relations escalated.
Russian strategic bombers now fly long-range patrols near the coast of the US and its NATO allies, while Russian missile tests and military exercises involving simulated use of nuclear weapons raise the specter of nuclear war. The US responds as its defense analysts discuss options for boosting nuclear deterrence in Europe to counter Russian ...
The US visit by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic must be considered primarily in the context of the
Individual Partnership Action Plan
between the Republic of Serbia and NATO), signed in January 2015. This comprehensive document established a framework for the parties’ collaboration and step-by-step alignment in all areas: military technical cooperation; regional cooperation; economic, legal and law enforcement ...
...
Poláci a USA podepsali dohodu o štítu/ iHNed.Cz, 21.8.2008/
http://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-26585560-polaci-a-usa-podepsali-dohodu-o-stitu
3
. Balmasov S., Trukhachev V.,
Sweden: We are for Peace and Preparing for War/
Pravda.ru, May 4,... ....pravda.ru/world/europe/european/04-05-2010/1027259-0/
(in Russian)
4
. Russia Encircled by Friends: Sweden and Finland are Eying NATO Membership/ RIA Novosti, September 3, 2014/ (in Russian)
http://ria.ru/world/20140903/1022627620.html#ixzz3YjiacAlAhttp://ria....
... Moscow Time and such a big machine, without any measures to reduce its observability, is naturally visible from the ground at a distance of over 300km. A Su-27 took off to perform a visual identification. This is standard procedure: the main task of NATO aircraft based on a rotation system in the Baltic region is to intercept and visually identify Russian aircraft. Often, after transmitting back to base the state to which the unknown aircraft belongs and its tail number, the interceptor returns to ...
