NATO's Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, says Russia

‘Steadfast Defender’: NATO’s largest military exercise since Cold War kicks off

The US Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday to mark the first movement for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, officials said. Some 90,000 troops from the United States and fellow NATO allied nations are due to join the Steadfast Defender 2024 drills that will run through May. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

With eye on Russia, NATO launches largest war games since Cold War

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched its largest military exercise since the Cold War to counter the perceived threat from Russia.

Steadfast Defender 24 : NATO begins its biggest military exercise in decades

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started its biggest military exercise in decades on Wednesday (Jan 24). In a statement, NATO said, "Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, began on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024, as the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States and following a series of operations will commence her transit across the Atlantic."

'The era of POLYCRISIS': Nato perform the biggest military exercise since the Cold War

Defence Editor at the Evening Standard, Robert Fox has said that this is "the era of polycrisis" after Nato has launched its biggest military exercise since 1988. It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out the likelihood of people being drafted into the army after the head of the Army said Britain should "train and equip" a "citizen army" to ready the country for a potential land war. WATCH THE ABOVE CLIP FOR MORE

NATO’s Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War Kicks Off

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday to mark the first movement for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, officials said.