Eastern Europe increases military readiness to counter Russian threat
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they're safe from Russian aggression.
But these days, ordinary people aren't taking any chances.
In Poland, doctors, shopkeepers, lawmakers and others are heeding a call to receive military training in case of an invasion. Neighboring Lithuania is restoring the draft and teaching citizens what to do in case of war. Nearby Latvia has plans to give university students military training next year.
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"There's a real feeling of threat in our society," Latvian defense ministry spokeswoman Aija Jakubovska told The Associated Press. Military training for students is a "way we can increase our own defense capabilities."
Recently Moscow said it will place state-of-the-art Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad enclave, bordering Poland and Lithuania, for a major exercise"
http://news.yahoo.com/ordinary-folk-military-training-over-russia-threat-110741366.html
Just to be clear...if Russia does invade Estonia or Latvia or Lithuania, it
will trigger World War 3. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are full-fledged members of the NATO alliance.
"An attack on one is an attack on all."
This is a very dangerous game Putin is playing. If a Russian missile goes astray across the border....that's all it might take.
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