Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Says NATO To Massively Increase High-Readiness Forces To 300,000

 

CNBC: NATO set to increase its high-readiness forces to over 300,000 in massive military buildup 

* His comments come as NATO leaders prepare to convene in Madrid, Spain this week to decide on the so-called Strategic Concept, the 30-member alliance’s most important document. 

* The text, which is updated roughly every decade, will reaffirm NATO’s values, provide a collective assessment of the security challenges and act as a guide to the group’s future political and military development. 

* “At the summit, we will strengthen our forward defenses. We will enhance our battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance up to brigade levels,” Stoltenberg said. 

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the military alliance is poised to increase the number of its high-readiness forces to well over 300,000 as part of what he described as “the biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War.” 

His comments come as NATO leaders prepare to convene in Madrid, Spain this week to decide on the so-called Strategic Concept, the 30-member alliance’s most important document. 

The text, which is updated roughly every decade, will reaffirm NATO’s values, provide a collective assessment of the security challenges and act as a guide to the group’s future political and military development.  

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WNU editor: There are currently 40,000 troops on alert. Raising it to 300,000 will be a 7x plus increase. To say that I am skeptical that this will happen is an understatement. Most NATO members have a problem meeting their 2% GDP requirements in their defense budgets. This type of commitment will mean a massive increase in each country's defense budgets that will be significantly over the 2% threshold. 

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Says NATO To Massively Increase High-Readiness Forces To 300,000   

NATO's Army to Get Seven Times Larger in Biggest Overhaul Since Cold War -- Newsweek  

NATO to massively increase high-readiness forces to 300,000 - Stoltenberg -- Reuters  

NATO to dramatically increase forces on high alert to over 300,000 from 40,000 amid Russia threat -- SKY News 

NATO to massively increase high-readiness forces to 300,000 -- Euractiv  

Nato to put 300,000 troops on high alert in response to Russia threat -- The Guardian  

NATO to significantly increase quick-reaction force to over 300,000 -- The Hill  

NATO to massively boost high readiness forces to over 300,000 after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine -- Evening Standard  

NATO to dramatically increase size of high-readiness forces -- Axios