[..] Riho Terras said that the Baltic States could be seen as an island. The corridor connecting them to NATO territory farther southwest was small, with one railway and two roads running through it.
Basing new battalions there would be a strong first step, he added, but NATO also needed to develop its own anti-access aerial denial strategy, or A2AD, such as powerful surface-to-air missile systems. The alliance has long feared that Russia could use such systems in the region.
Russian missile systems in Kaliningrad have carved out an A2AD bubble, making it hard for the alliance to maneuver its forces anywhere in the area, even deep within its own territory. For example, it would be too risky to deploy the Spearhead rapid response force, a 5,000-strong brigade established in 2014, in most of Poland or anywhere in the Baltic region in the event of a conflict with Russia, alliance generals believe, as they would be in range of the Russian systems in Kaliningrad.[..]
vara bungas: tā būtu jārunā kārtīgam BS komandierim. Saturīgi un nevairoties no speciālās terminoloģijas. Lai žurnālisti paši šķirsta enciklopēdijas un atšifrē. Tas piesaista uzmanību un izglīto publiku. Strap citu par izglītību :
- 1989-1993, University of Tartu, History studies, Tartu, Estonia
- 1991-1992, Officer’s Basic course, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1993, Company Commander’s course, Sweden
- 1996, Company Commander’s course, Germany
- 1994-1998, University of Bundeswehr, master’s degree in Political Science and Sociology, Munich, Germany
- 1999, Battalion Commander’s Course, Switzerland
- 2000, Estonian National Defence Course, Tartu, Estonia
- 2000, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Policy Course, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2005, Baltic Defence College, Joint Command and General Staff Course, Tartu, Estonia
- 2010, Royal College of Defence Studies, London, United Kingdom
Tas pie jautājuma kādam aptuveni jāizskatās nākamā NBS komandiera CV. Ne ar pašu Terrasu, ne ar EE , te nav nekāda sakara, tas vienkārši būtu mūsu pašu interesēs.
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