NATO creates rapid-reaction force to protect Eastern Europe - LA Times
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An interim force of German, Norwegian and Dutch troops stands ready to respond to any security threat from the east, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday.
The new “high-readiness spearhead force” is in place for 2015, Stoltenberg said after calling on Russia to respect the sanctity of postwar borders in Europe and the core values on which the continent’s democracies are based.
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Stoltenberg did not disclose the number of troops assigned to the NATO Response Force, which for the current year will be headquartered in Muenster, Germany.
The ultimate size of the force will be “several thousand troops” able to respond within a few days to any attack or security threat, NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said.
Avec l’indication de cette modification par rapport à la version initiale.
Jan. 15, 8:35 a.m.: An earlier version of this article stated that the rapid-reaction force was already deployed to Eastern Europe states. Troops remain at their national bases.