OUR MASSAGE TO PUTIN´S GANG: NATO will hold the largest military exercise since the Cold War - Financial Times

[Litwin]

It's quite a significant and necessary move by NATO, especially given the geopolitical tensions in recent years. Strengthening collective defense capabilities and preparedness is crucial. Looking forward to seeing how this exercise plays out and its impact on regional security.

 

[BackAgain]

Putin is a rabid raging scumbag.

However, maybe this isn’t the best time to be essentially engaging in saber rattling.

 

[MisterBeale]

However, maybe this isn’t the best time to be essentially engaging in saber rattling.

Agreed.

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NATO to Hold Its Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War​

About 90,000 troops will participate in the drills to prepare for a potential conflict with Russia
NATO to Hold Its Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War - News From Antiwar.com

Joint Press Conference​

by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer with Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Chris Badia.​

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_221779.htm

NATO to stage largest military exercise in Europe since Cold War

NATO to stage largest military exercise in Europe since Cold War

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, NATO’s supreme allied commander and head of U.S. European Command, said some 90,000 allied troops are slated to take part in Steadfast Defender.

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Source - Stars and Stripes

The 1983 War Scare Declassified and For Real​

The Able Archer War Scare Declassified PFIAB Report Released

The Able Archer War Scare Declassified PFIAB Report Released in response by National Secretary Archive FOIA and MDR to ISCAP and Bush Library

nsarchive2.gwu.edu

". . . Fortunately "the military officers in charge of the Able Archer exercise minimized this risk by doing nothing in the face of evidence that parts of the Soviet armed forces were moving to an unusual level of alert." The decision not to elevate the alert of Western military assets in response was made by Lieutenant General Leonard Perroots while serving as Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Air Forces Europe. The report describes Perroots's decision as "fortuitous, if ill-informed" and states that "these officers acted correctly out of instinct, not informed guidance, for in the years leading up to Able Archer they had received no guidance as to the possible significance of apparent changes in Soviet military and political thinking."

Perroots's instinctual decision not to respond to the Soviet escalation in kind –an act until now unknown– may have been what ended the "last paroxysm of the Cold War," the 1983 War Scare.

Declassified NATO and US Air Force documents have shown that the Able Archer 83 exercise included significant new provocative features, which could have been misperceived by the Soviets as preparations for an actual strike. These included: a 170-flight, radio-silent air lift of 19,000 US soldiers to Europe during Autumn Forge 83, of which Able Archer 83 was a component; the shifting of commands from "Permanent War Headquarters to the Alternate War Headquarters;" the practice of "new nuclear weapons release procedures" including consultations with cells in Washington and London; and the "sensitive, political issue" of numerous "slips of the tongue" in which B-52 sorties were referred to as nuclear "strikes."

The PFIAB report reveals even more potential warning signs that could have been misinterpreted by the Soviets, described as "special wrinkles," including "pre-exercise communications that notionally moved forces from normal readiness, through various alert phases, to General Alert;" and that "some US aircraft practiced the nuclear warhead handling procedures, including taxiing out of hangars carrying realistic-looking dummy warheads."

Interview 1862 – NATO Preps New Cold War Exercise – #NewWorldNextWeek​

by Corbett | Jan 26, 2024 | Interviews, Videos | 10 comments

Interview 1862 – NATO Preps New Cold War Exercise – #NewWorldNextWeek | The Corbett Report

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"This week on the New World Next Week: Canadian judge rules Trudeau violated the law by invoking the Emergencies Act for the Freedom Convoy; NATO preps its largest exercise since the Cold War; and Ubisoft executives tell customers to get used to never owning games. . . "

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Story #1: Federal Court Declares Trudeau’s Emergencies Act Use Unconstitutional
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Story #2: NATO Holds Its Largest Military Exercises Since Cold War
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Story #3: Ubisoft Executive Says People Need To Get “Comfortable” Never Owning Games

 

[MisterBeale]

“Don’t Threaten Us” Russia Warns as NATO Announces Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War​

 

[luiza]

Delusional nonsense .

Putin is not interested in expansion and there is nothing to sensibly say otherwise .

Russia is already holding its NATO exercises .
In Ukraine , where NATO have been crucified .
And in their preparations flowing from the October False Flag which are escalating by the day .
Grandmaster Putin mobilised an extra 600 000 many months ago and has planned on a 1, 500 , 000 total force .

With either Iran and / or Turkey supporting Russia , NATO would be chopped to pieces very quickly .
No money , no equipment , no numbers and no ammunition .
Facts not soppy pipe dreams

 

[MisterBeale]

Delusional nonsense .

Putin is not interested in expansion and there is nothing to sensibly say otherwise .

Mostly I do agree with this.

I can't understand how NATO believes it would repulse any Russian aggression w/o the use of nuclear forces, when yes, Russia has intentions to mobilize up to a million+ men, and now has its economy on partial war footing to end the conflict in Ukraine. It is out producing NATO in its production and procurement of men and artillery, so this does seem puzzling.

. .. the delicate balance here, is not to do TOO much, as to not seem to do more than what is necessary than just to just defeat Ukraine.

Turkey supporting Russia

This? Is sort of up for debate. Turkey is playing a delicate dance. It does not want war between Russia or NATO, nor does it want Israel or the Arab world to devolve into total conflict, for it IS sort of right on the battle field for either conflict, and in the middle of things.

Türkiye's nod to Sweden's participation to grand NATO drill - Yetkin Report

Sweden's NATO membership might be submitted to the Parliament's for approval soon, perhaps this week, in parallel with the NATO exercises.

yetkinreport.com

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the ratification, bringing the previously nonaligned country a step closer to joining the military alliance.

apnews.com

When rivals Turkey and Greece are cooperating? Things are getting weird.

Rivals Turkey and Greece come together for NATO drill in Med

ISTANBUL (AP) — Amid an escalating war of words between Turkey and Greece over disputes in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, both countries came together Tuesday to participate in an annual NATO naval exercise.

apnews.com

 

[Litwin]

When rivals Turkey and Greece are cooperating? Things are getting weird.

they want to be on the winning side of this war