The New Cold War – NATO Plans 40k Force, Bases on Russia’s Border
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- The New Cold War – NATO Plans 40k Force, Bases on Russia’s Border
by http://sputniknews.com/
The military alliance has called for permanent bases on Russia’s border manned by 4,000 troops and an additional 40,000 rapid deployment force, but how will the United States pay for their latest round of war mongering?
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On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that NATO will deploy four ‘robust’ international battalions to Poland and the Baltic states to counter fears of ‘Russian aggression.’
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The program, to be agreed to by NATO leaders at the July 8-9 summit in Warsaw, calls for permanent bases along Russia’s border, with nearly 4,000 permanently-stationed troops to function as a “tripwire,” and an additional 40,000-troop NATO Response Force that can be deployed into combat within days.
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NATO’s plans to establish a permanent force along Russia’s eastern flank, a violation of the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act, has been viewed by Moscow as the latest provocative measure by a Western alliance that gives every appearance of clamoring for a return to the Cold War.
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The ramp-up follows the unprecedented Anaconda-2016 war games in Poland, featuring over 30,000 troops, led by German forces on the 75th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
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