World Russia NATO Estonia Cyber Attack Around 1,000 participants from 30 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization gathered in the tiny Baltic nation of Estonia late last month to prepare for war with an enemy that looks a lot like Russia, according to reports. The exercises were dystopian and catastrophic, including simulated cyberattacks, poisoned water supplies, a hacked drone employed to kill NATO soldiers, and a faulty power grid. As tensions ratchet up between Moscow and the West, NATO countries, especially those like Estonia that border Russia, are increasingly preparing for the worst. And the Locked Shields live-fire cyber exercise is a key part of that preparation. “The exercise required participants to counter high-intensity attacks on a fictitious country’s IT systems and critical infrastructure networks. Teams had to maintain the IT systems while reporting incidents, managing crises, making strategic decisions, solving digital forensics … [Read more...] about NATO Prepares for War With Russia With Simulated Naval and Cyber Attacks
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Where Are NATO Troops Stationed? US Others Deploy To Poland, Eastern Europe
May 28, 5:58 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Greg Price @GP_IBTimes 03/29/17 AT 1:08 PM The U.S., United Kingdom and Romania each sent troops to NATO ally Poland on Tuesday. The move may have eased concerns over Russia’s proliferation of troops and military equipment near Eastern Europe.It also appeared as if the fresh deployment came in anticipation of Russia’s reported agreement Monday to send fighter jets, tanks and other armored vehicles to Serbia “soon.”Read: Russian War Games?Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz headed a ceremony that welcomed the new deployment in the town of Piotrkow Trybunalski and praised it for aiding against the “threat from the East,” the Associated Press reported.Russia had increased its military’s activity and deployments along its western border, or NATO members’ eastern border, for months now. It has led to heightened … [Read more...] about Where Are NATO Troops Stationed? US Others Deploy To Poland, Eastern Europe
Trump Blasts NATO Allies, EU And Canadian PM Justin Trudeau After Divisive G7 Meeting
POLITICS 06/11/2018 01:37 am ET "Change is coming!" Matt Spetalnick SINGAPORE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend. Having left the Group of Seven summit in Canada early, Trump’s announcement that he was backing out of the joint communique torpedoed what appeared to be a fragile consensus on the trade dispute between Washington and its top allies. Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called out!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2018 Sorry, we cannot let our friends, or enemies, take advantage of us on Trade anymore. We must put the American … [Read more...] about Trump Blasts NATO Allies, EU And Canadian PM Justin Trudeau After Divisive G7 Meeting
NATO has put forces in Eastern Europe to counter Russia — here’s where its battle groups are located
Soldiers hold their national flags during the official welcoming ceremony for NATO's Canadian-led Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) combat battalion in Adazi, Latvia, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins NATO has had multinational battle groups in Poland and the Baltic states for the past two years. The deployments are part of an effort to bolster security and deterrence after Russia's intervention in Ukraine. The battle groups remain in place, and NATO is looking for new ways to boost military readiness. The Warsaw Summit in July 2016 was only the second meeting of NATO's heads of state and governments since Russia annexed Crimea and intervened in Ukraine in early 2014, and at the time, a number of NATO countries were concerned the alliance was still not adequately prepared to defend all its members. At that summit, NATO underscored its renewed emphasis on collective defense and deterrence by announcing the rotational deployment of roughly 4,000 troops from various … [Read more...] about NATO has put forces in Eastern Europe to counter Russia — here’s where its battle groups are located
Britain Under Pressure from Trump Administration to Boost Defence Spending After NATO Comments
The United Kingdom government is coming under pressure to increase defence spending from the United States, in revelations that come days after President Donald J. Trump vented frustration over the NATO military alliance and Trump Ambassador Rick Grenell revealed that moving European nations to contribute more to their own defence was a key priority for the administration. The United States is pressing Britain to raise defence spending and become a great contributor to the common security of the NATO alliance, but attempts by British defence minister Gavin Williamson are being frustrated by Chancellor Philip Hammond who is delaying any decision on extra cash, reports The Times.The revelation of the pressure from America for Britain to pull more weight within NATO comes just a month before a major NATO summit in which President Trump is expected to challenge all alliance member leaders over their failures, and as Britain prepares to leave the European Union and either relaunch … [Read more...] about Britain Under Pressure from Trump Administration to Boost Defence Spending After NATO Comments
