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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lorne Cook

NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the US plans for conflict elsewhere

Finland NATO - (Str / Lehtikuva)

NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.

The so-called NATO Force Model is Plan A for making forces from the 32 member nations available in times of peace, crisis or war. It sets out the military assets that commanders can call on in phases over the first six months of any conflict.

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