NATO's new 'spearhead' force can deploy anywhere in the world within days - Polidicks

[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77395000/jpg/_77395728_77395727.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29073330[/url] [quote]The Nato military alliance has agreed on a new "spearhead" force amid growing concern at the Ukraine crisis and the rise of Islamic State militants. The move was announced at a meeting of Nato leaders in Wales. ... At the Nato summit, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the new force - part of Nato's Readiness Action Plan - would number several thousand and would be able to deploy anywhere in the world in a matter of days. "In these turbulent times, Nato must be prepared to undertake the full range of missions and protect allies against the full range of threats," he said. "Should you even think of attacking one ally you will be facing the whole alliance." ... Existing rapid reaction forces will be re-vamped. A multi-national "spearhead" force with air, sea and land elements is to be established, capable of reinforcing a Nato ally within 48 hours. This will require some headquarters, logistics and other elements to be established in eastern Europe and some supplies will need to be pre-positioned. These reinforcement plans will also be extensively rehearsed through a stepped up pattern of exercises. Intelligence gathering and analysis will be stepped up to give Nato planners a greater awareness of what is going on around the alliance's borders.[/quote]

This will be a great deterrence once this gains steam. Speaking of deterrence, something about that title made me think of Metal Gear :v:

Interesting how the whole Ukraine situation (seemingly more so than ISIS) has prompted changes to NATO in this way, maybe NATO is back on track to its root cause. Didn't expect to cause the bolstering of NATO, Putin?

Should've called them "Ball Fondlers"

[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;45898135]Interesting how the whole Ukraine situation (seemingly more so than ISIS) has prompted changes to NATO in this way, maybe NATO is back on track to its root cause. Didn't expect to cause the bolstering of NATO, Putin?[/QUOTE] This aggression against sovereign Russia will not go unnoticed!

XCOM squad?

NATO has always wanted to increase it's influence in middle and east Europe. The situation with Russia and Ukraine is just what they needed.

[QUOTE=AntonioR;45898422]NATO has always wanted to increase it's influence in middle and east Europe. The situation with Russia and Ukraine is just what they needed.[/QUOTE] "Just what they needed" as if it's an excuse and not a response to a very real threat.

[QUOTE=smurfy;45897976]Intelligence gathering and analysis will be stepped up...[/quote][/QUOTE] Yay. I love being spyed on. Really keeps me in line with big bro. I love big bro.

[QUOTE=Kardia;45898560][/QUOTE] Yay. I love being spyed on. Really keeps me in line with big bro. I love big bro.[/QUOTE] Up the furry-porn browsing!

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So it's kinda like UNIT, then?

[QUOTE=Explosions;45898438]"Just what they needed" as if it's an excuse and not a response to a very real threat.[/QUOTE] NATO is never the aggressor!

[QUOTE=Kardia;45898560]Yay. I love being spyed on. Really keeps me in line with big bro. I love big bro.[/QUOTE] In this case I imagine the intelligence-gathering will be directed at other countries

[QUOTE=Winded;45898400]XCOM squad?[/QUOTE] "Russia has left the council for political disagreements over Ukraine"

[QUOTE=smurfy;45898871]In this case I imagine the intelligence-gathering will be directed at other countries[/QUOTE] Intelligence gathering is both ways. Internal and external And you folks don't have to worry, really, if it's not some NSA level stuff, then you should only worry if you REALLY have plans to blow up things,

[QUOTE=Kardia;45898560][/QUOTE] Yay. I love being spyed on. Really keeps me in line with big bro. I love big bro.[/QUOTE] You realise right that NATO have no reason to spy on you, and thus will be watching troop movements and shit right? Not everyone wants to get a swatch of your goolies mate.

Uhnf, that F-16C. I fucking love them.

[QUOTE=smurfy;45898871] In this case I imagine the intelligence-gathering will be directed at other countries[/QUOTE] They will watch both inside and outside Europe, for what they consider the greater good. Saying that they will only gather foreign data... it sounds very odd.

NATO's new worldwide super fast angry letter delivery service

[QUOTE=Complifused;45899125]NATO's new worldwide super fast angry letter delivery service[/QUOTE] Anything other than and you cripple the world economy. Can we fucking drop the 'they're useless' anyway quote because an [B]actual god damn war would cause so much financial chaos that we don't know what will happen.[/B]

[QUOTE=lazyguy;45898780]NATO is never the aggressor![/QUOTE] Can you explain to me how NATO is the aggressor in either the Ukrainian or IS conflicts? [editline]5th September 2014[/editline] Or how the creation of a new reaction force (which falls perfectly within line of the stated purpose of the alliance) is aggressive?

But can they deliver my pizza anywhere in 30 minutes or less?

[QUOTE=lazyguy;45898780]NATO is never the aggressor![/QUOTE] Could you go and be retarded elsewhere? [editline]5th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=KillerJaguar;45899530]But can they deliver my pizza anywhere in 30 minutes or less?[/QUOTE] With modern bombing precision they could probably put it through your letterbox. Or your window, who knows.

[QUOTE=Hellreaver;45898975][I]This is Big Sky, requesting permission to deploy.[/I][/QUOTE] [i]And this is Central, watch your backs out there guys and gals~![/i]

I don't see how them being able to deploy anywhere within 48 hours is news worthy; if anything it's to be expected. The US military alone can do that itself, it would be embarrassing if a joint NATO operation like that could not match it.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;45899624]I don't see how them being able to deploy anywhere within 48 hours is news worthy; if anything it's to be expected. The US military alone can do that itself, it would be embarrassing if a joint NATO operation like that could not match it.[/QUOTE] It's a combination of a number of countries military forces, as opposed to the US military which is under one nation, it's not strange that it's considered news worthy. Having these forces under one banner and being able to deploy them within 48 hours is an achievement.

[QUOTE=Profanwolf;45899643]It's a combination of a number of countries military forces, as opposed to the US military which is under one nation, it's not strange that it's considered news worthy. Having these forces under one banner and being able to deploy them within 48 hours is an achievement.[/QUOTE] I doubt these forces are all going to be in their own respective countries just prior to getting together. Odds are, majority of them will be stationed in one place so they can all move out as one unit at once.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;45899676]I doubt these forces are all going to be in their own respective countries just prior to getting together. Odds are, majority of them will be stationed in one place so they can all move out as one unit at once.[/QUOTE] Hmm, yeah, you're probably right. I'd still consider it's news worthy though since even if the world police has had this ability for a long time, NATO has not.

[quote] Yay. I love being spyed on. Really keeps me in line with big bro. I love big bro.[/quote] When NATO talk about inteligence and survaliance they don't mean PRISIM style spying.. They are talking about monitoring military movements and shit.