The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will begin its most significant military exercise in decades, the Steadfast Defender, amid the continuing Russia-Ukraine war. The drills will be the most prominent military maneuvers since the Cold War, seeing roughly 90,000 NATO troops undertaking air, naval, and land war exercises. The announcement of the exercises was preceded […]
  • theodewere@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    big military drills are always a threat to the enemy, because they actually prepare your troops, systems and equipment for conflict… most wars and invasions are preceded by big exercises… and a 90,000 troop exercise is something special, because it’s not just about the readiness of the individual units… it’s about coordinating large troop movements and practicing the big theater things necessary for actual war… it also primes your logistics and supply lines, and gets everything ready to go on a moment’s notice… it’s a big threat…