A Nato rapid reaction force could be expected to respond to future Russian aggressionFrom Times Online:
Nato defence ministers were today reported to be considering the creation of a rapid-response military force to respond to Russian aggression.
The proposal, a compromise dreamed up by the Pentagon to reassure allies, was to under discussion at today’s Nato defence ministers meeting in London, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Britain called that meeting in April to discuss how Nato could be transformed to better address post-Cold War needs. But the creation of such a force would take Nato back to its roots as a deterrent on its own eastern borders after years of expeditionary missions to Kosovo and Afghanistan.
A senior US defence official told the newspaper that Washington would push for the creation of a small, light defensive force that could be deployed to a threatened member country.
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My Comment: The bottom line is that if such a rapid reaction force is created, it would be small in numbers as well as lacking in equipment. Defense expenditures are a low priority for the major European powers, and for the short term have zero interest to boost military budgets.
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