Posted on 03/14/2022 1:15:22 PM PDT by algore
NATO has sent tens of thousands of troops, including Royal Marines, an aircraft carrier, a destroyer ship and a nuclear-powered attack submarine to Norway, which borders Russia.
Troops from 28 countries in Europe and North America are taking part in an exercise lasting around a month, which began in northern Norway on Monday.
NATO member Norway shares nearly 200km (124 miles) of land border with Russia.
The drill, named Cold Response, is being held just a few hundred kilometres from the Russian border,
Around 35,000 troops, 200 aircraft and 50 vessels are involved in Cold Response, including roughly 900 Royal Marines who will spearhead the UK involvement.
They will raid along the jagged Norwegian coastline from an amphibious task group led by HMS Albion.
Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will also take part and will be joined by frigate HMS Richmond, Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker and a nuclear-powered attack submarine escorting her.
The drills aim to show how a unified multilateral force would defend Norway and Europe's northern flank from a modern adversary.
The UK's participation in the exercises underlines Britain's commitment to security in Europe and forges closer bonds between NATO allies and partners.
'NATO as an alliance needs to be ready for anything, ready for all environments. It's essential for us to support Norwegian partners and that's why we train in the Arctic so often.
'Cold Response is an amazing opportunity for key NATO allies and partners to come together in the most challenging environment of the High North, prepare for any eventuality and learn to work together.
'What we'll see is a strong maritime task force and then land exercises. We will see many nations come together from the UK to Norway, the USA, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy.
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Russians like Putin must have small Penises and are easily scared, even by NATO countries a chunk of whom has small/ sh***y armies.
1) The Norwegians disagree, they are independent, not in the EU, and aim to keep it that way.
2) This is an annual exercise, Norway guards the gateway to the Atlantic, NATO’s primary line of communication to the U.S. and Canada
1) The Norwegians disagree, they are independent, not in the EU, and aim to keep it that way.
2) This is an annual exercise, Norway guards the gateway to the Atlantic, NATO’s primary line of communication to the U.S. and Canada
—> Norway guards the gateway to the Atlantic,
Still not paying all they owe to NATO…
so using our money, no?
My apologies for the double post.
Pining for the fjords!
Efff off troll.
Menacing as in throwing color revolutions or attempts in 4 four nations bordering them. Repeatedly sailing warships within a mile or two of Crimea claiming that we had permission from Kiev, killing a couple a hundred of their mercs fighting ISIS because we fly top cover for jihadi rebels. Training actual nazis of Azov. Lying that they attacked the 2016 election and 2020 election. Flooding in weaponry into western Ukraine.
Overthrowing the Uke government in a coup. And last time this year Ukraine said it was about to start a nuclear weapon program.
Rebuffing all attempts at diplomacy. So yeah, this wasn’t just some peaceful quiet normal thing.
And sure free choice. When Mexico joins a Chinese alliance and starts basing missiles in Sonora, when Cuba gets nuclear missiles again, you just gonna shrug and say “free nation”?
Nope, the attacks on my freedom don’t come from Russia. They come from DC. And every single person attacking my freedom and destroying America is suddenly all in for a war in Ukraine, against Russia, even if it risks getting us nuked.
But Soros, Schwab, Nuland, Vindman, Sean Penn, Joy Behar, Zuckerberg, the Biden crime family, Hillary, Milley, Austin, Trudeau, Obama, etc all appreciate your support.
That’s funny. You have more reasons than Putin for invading Ukraine.
It might be kind of cool. If China invaded Malibu probably no one would care till they got to San Bernardino. Then watch them try to occupy it.
Nuland and Vindman and Biden appreciate your loyalty.
At some point you have to be honest and quit pretending we are just wide eyed innocents astonished at the idea we were offending anybody. It’s deliberate, and we aren’t the good guys here. But DC really appreciates your gullibility and how easily you are lead around by the nose.
Bull Manure, NATO did not “provoke” Russia. The former Warsaw Pact countries that suffered under 40+ years of Soviet occupation joined a defensive alliance against their former occupier.
That’s twice now you try to silence a view other than your appeasement view by calling me a soros, Biden, vindman supporter or associate. If you followed any of my postings here you would know that’s as far from me as you can get, but resorting to insult by association is your only response.
The current crop of a-holes and idiots in charge in DC do not change basic principals of security and defense. If you don’t want to be bullied, you show that you won’t be bullied. If you placate or appease the bully, you will get bullied more and by more bullies.
Just showmanship. Chances of Russia attacking Norway’s remote arctic border are slim and none.
So if something else happens at Chernobyl all the nato forces are irradiated?
just a random thought since sweden and norway now test their wild reindeer for radioactivity and bright red noses
No you Eff Off Putin enabler, go fly your damned Aeroflot plane to Moscow and marry some White Russian woman.
build back better is the slogan. If we eliminate and annihilate the great reset will save us
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