NATO defense ministers met on Thursday to sign off on a network of command centers in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any threat from Russia, as well as a new regional headquarters and a bigger rapid reaction force.
They were expected to agree to more than double the size of NATO’s existing rapid reaction force – to 30,000 soldiers from 13,000 – and to flesh out details of a 5,000-strong “spearhead” force with a faster reaction time of only a few days.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the measures, part of the alliance’s response to Russia’s …read more
Source: Newsweek
