Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Foreign Affairs
Related: About this forumPentagon 'poised to send heavy weapons, troops to Eastern Europe'
http://www.dw.de/pentagon-poised-to-send-heavy-weapons-troops-to-eastern-europe/a-18516115The "New York Times" has reported that the Pentagon is "poised" to station heavy weapons for up to 5,000 US troops in several Eastern European countries. The move would escalate tension with Russia.
Pentagon 'poised to send heavy weapons, troops to Eastern Europe'
13.06.2015
Citing US and allied officials, the newspaper said that if accepted, the proposal would mark the first time since the Cold War that Washington has stationed heavy military equipment in the NATO member states in Eastern Europe that were once part of the Soviet sphere of influence.
"The proposed 'prepositioned' stocks - to be stored on allied bases and enough to equip a brigade of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers - also would be similar to what the United States maintained in Kuwait for more than a decade after Iraq invaded in 1990 and was expelled by American and allied forces early the next year," the "New York Times" said.
According to the newspaper, the proposal, designed to reassure European allies in the wake of Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea in March 2014, was expected to be approved by US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the White House before a NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels later this month.
The "New York Times" said that as it stood, the proposal envisaged that "a company's worth of equipment - enough for about 150 soldiers - would be stored in each of the three Baltic nations: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Enough for a company or possibly a battalion - about 750 soldiers - would be located in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and possibly Hungary."
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
2 replies, 514 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Pentagon 'poised to send heavy weapons, troops to Eastern Europe' (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Jun 2015
OP
Kremlin declines comment on U.S. plans to store arms in Baltics, Eastern Europe
bemildred
Jun 2015
#2
newfie11
(8,159 posts)1. Oh that's just great
why would I expect anything different from America.
What excuse will we use for this war starting. Of course we will be completely innocent as usual.
Meanwhile here at home the infrastructure is going to hell.
What excuse will we use for this war starting. Of course we will be completely innocent as usual.
Meanwhile here at home the infrastructure is going to hell.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)2. Kremlin declines comment on U.S. plans to store arms in Baltics, Eastern Europe
===
A U.S. official said over the weekend that Washington planned to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and eastern Europe to reassure allies unnerved by Russia's role in Ukraine and to deter aggression.
Poland and Lithuania confirmed they were in talks with Washington on stationing heavy arms in warehouses in the region.
Peskov said: "There were no statements from the United States to that end (on the plans) so I have no comment for now."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/15/us-russia-usa-europe-idUSKBN0OV17A20150615?rpc=401