NATO set to increase its high-readiness forces to over 300,000 in massive military buildup

NATO to Boost Rapid Reaction Force, Ukraine Military Support

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies will decide at a summit this week to increase the strength of their rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 responses as part of their response to An “era of strategic competition,” the Military Alliance's competitions said Monday. The NATO Response Force (NRF) currently numbers around 40,000 soldiers which can be deployed quickly when needed.

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The force is currently 40,000 troops

NATO allies to boost high readiness forces to 300,000

NATO allies will boost high readiness forces to “well over 300,000” troops as they strengthen their defences in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. Leaders from the US-led military alliance will meet in Madrid this week for what Stoltenberg said would be a “transformative” summit as it grapples with the fallout of Moscow’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.Stoltenberg said allies would bolster so…

NATO significantly increases high-alert forces

NATO will significantly increase the number of high-alert forces to over 300,000 to curb the influence of Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine. The increase in NATO forces is expected to be the biggest overhaul of the alliance’s defences since the Cold War.

NATO to boost troops on high alert to over 300,000

BRUSSELS -- NATO will boost the number of troops on high alert by more than sevenfold to over 300,000, its secretary-general said on Monday, as allies prepared to adopt a new strategy describing Moscow as a direct threat four months…

Nato forces to increase sevenfold with 300,000 troops on high alert

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