Reinforcing deterrence on NATO's eastern flank wargaming the defense of the Baltics
"Russia's recent aggression against Ukraine has disrupted nearly a generation of relative peace and stability between Moscow and its Western neighbors and raised concerns about its larger intentions. From the perspective of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the threat to the t...
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[Santa Monica, California]
RAND Corporation
2016, [2016]©2016
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14)
- Summary
- Defending the Baltic Republics : a strategic challenge for NATO
- Military geography favors Russia
- Current NATO posture cannot support alliance commitments
- Russian fait accompli confronts NATO with unpalatable choices
- NATO needs heavy forces to deny Russia a quick victory
- The price of deterring disaster
- Appendix: Methodology and Data
- Notes
- Acknowledgments