NATO will discuss defense and containment plans for two main threats

April 24, 2023

NATO defense ministers will meet on May 10

The leaders of the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance continue to work to achieve the strategic objectives of the bloc – this is the simultaneous defense and containment of major threats. NATO documents list Russia and terrorist organizations as such threats.

According to the NATO press service, on May 10 the heads of defense departments of the bloc countries will meet in Brussels to discuss the progress of work in this direction, including plans for simultaneous defense and deterrence. in relation to geography. .

Implementing these plans will require that NATO’s force structure, numbers and types of weapons adapt to changing conditions. To ensure the continued availability of trained military personnel, NATO Defense Ministers will discuss a new NATO Force Model.

Russia has repeatedly emphasized the consequences of NATO policy and the desire to further expand the military-political bloc. Concerns are also being expressed in the West. British military analyst Sean Bell noted that NATO enlargement could lead to a new Cold War, but this time there would be no historical benefit to the buffer zone between East and West.

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