Business Insider: The top US general in Europe says he needs more troops and warships to take on Russia
* The top US general in Europe told Congress Tuesday that he needs more firepower to counter Russia.
* He requested more ground troops, a robust naval presence, more cyber assets, and increased intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
* "I am not comfortable yet with the deterrent posture that we have in Europe," Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, head of European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, said, warning that Russia's military modernization erodes America's advantages.
The top US general in Europe told Congress Tuesday that he needs a lot more firepower to counter the threat from Russia.
"I am not comfortable yet with the deterrent posture that we have in Europe," Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, head of European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, Stars and Stripes reported.
"While the US maintains a global military superiority over Russia, evolving Russian capabilities threaten to erode our competitive military advantage," he explained. He told lawmakers there continue to be shortfalls across all warfighting domains.
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