Originally Posted by
WE Branch Fanatic
NATO
NATO is finished if it cannot reinforce by sea, So I think it very unlikely that the Mediterranean would be bypassed. The STDE exercise was postponed from last year due to COVID-19, but life (and deterrence) has to go on.
This seems just wrong to me.
European NATO at this point has an overmatch of some size, in population, economically, technically and also militarily versus Russia.
The European core of NATO is Britain, Spain, France and Germany, with a 'glacis' provided by Poland and the Ukraine, would be a very tough nut for Russia to crack at this point..
I very much believe in prudence, but this seems like rear view mirror planning, dating back to the Fulda Gap days.
Surely a competent national leadership should focus on the new challenges posed by China rather than rehashing 75 year old European issues.