NATO's Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, says Russia
- NATO will launch its largest military exercises since the Cold War, involving around 90,000 personnel, to demonstrate its ability to defend its territory up to the border with Russia.
- The exercises, called Steadfast Defender 24, are not directly related to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but aim to deter Russia from targeting NATO member countries.
- The drills will simulate an emerging conflict scenario with a near-peer adversary and will involve the rapid deployment of forces from North America and other parts of the alliance to reinforce Europe's defense.
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‘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.
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
90,000 troops take part in Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise since the Cold War
The military exercise “Steadfast Defender,” the largest war simulation organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since the end of the Cold War, began Wednesday in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, with the departure of the USS Gunston Hall, an American transport and landing ship, which left port for an Atlantic crossing to Europe. announced the military alliance in a statement quoted by News.ro.
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