Posted on 02/28/2024 7:27:06 AM PST by Dr. Franklin
NATO officials have long feared that the Baltic region in northeastern Europe is one of its most vulnerable areas, and if Russia wins in Ukraine, its next move could be to launch an attack on the region.
Oscar Jonsson, a defense specialist at the Swedish Defence University, told Business Insider, that Sweden would provide NATO with a large range of new options for striking back.
"Sweden will bring the strategic depth needed for launching air operations and missiles against Russian operations, but also be a difficult target across the Baltic Sea," he said.
"Moreover, Sweden brings an already interoperable Armed Forces that are highly competent in terms of technology and training although not in great quantity."
Sweden's membership of NATO means the alliance is the dominant force in the Baltic Sea.
For hundreds of years, the region has been a vital corridor for the Russian navy, Nima Khorrami, a Research Associate at the Arctic Institute, told Business Insider
He said that Sweden's "extensive coastline and numerous islands provide NATO with a unique advantage in navigating and controlling" the sea, and curtail potential Russian naval operations from its bases in the Baltic.
Khorrami added that, with Sweden's membership, NATO's borders have drawn even closer to Russia, meaning it could more effectively strike St Petersburg, Russia's second biggest city, and Kaliningrad, the Baltic enclave where Russia has nuclear-capable Iskander missiles.
"This adds another layer of deterrence against potential Russian aggression, as NATO forces can effectively respond to threats in real time," said Khorrami.
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Sweden has long lived under the threat of Russian aggression. After World War II, it adopted a "total defense" strategy, which states that every part of society, from school pupils to pensioners, has a role in the event of a war.
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“Russian navy”
Except for submarines, Hitler’s navy was a waste of marks.
I guarantee you that if America was facing defeat in a major war that attacks on civilians would happen just like they did in WW 2. It's a rule designed by countries that think they're on top of the heap and that they will never again fight for their lives. History has a funny way of making idiots like that suffer the consequences of their own delusions.
“The two countries share a land border which was demarcated in 1991, and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001, which was renewed in June 2021 for five more years.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Russia_relations
Heh, they have enough for one 1 US armored division and maybe their support and logistics lol...
Not understanding what you are up against is dangerous.
Yep.
WTF? Is it the 1950s again?
Sweden's spy agencies are also pretty good, as is their surveillance plan in Russia, I Am Curious (Red).
Europe is full of white Europeans of mixed European ethnicity. This is particularly true on the borders of nations. Europe’s elites decided to import non-Europeans for cheap labor. Clark’s quote isn’t quite so simple.
Re: We have to protect Europe from being invaded by Russians so it can safely be invaded by non-whites
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ROLF
And those who hate western civilization.
Urinalists employeed bu Business Insider is exactly what the West needs to send to fight on the ground in Ukraine to counter Putin’s underhand tactics.
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walk the talk B.I. or stfu.
And with the Fall of the SU the West was not very forward looking and was not very wise (at the least) in its treatment of Russia, while the domestic Left thru its policies and cultural effect on the character of the country has effectually been more of enemy that any without.
And which is what Sweden should realize is its greatest threat. All nations need to come to faith and faithfulness to the Lord Jesus.
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