Dave Majumdar — This Is What a NATO vs. Russia War over the Baltics Would Look Like

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The significance of this article lies not in the title, which is basically clickbait. The significance lies rather in the admission that NATO leaders are well aware that Russia is not planning to attack the Baltics. The military build up required that is not taking place now would alert NATO of the impending operation.The article goes on to say that Russia has no need of the Baltic countries, since it is building replacement ports on Russian Territory in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. Other than access to the sea, the Baltics have no value to Russia and certainly not enough to warrant engaging NATO over.So why then is NATO creating a permanent build up in the Baltics right on Russia's border? An invasion of Russia? The Russian military would be remiss in dismissing the possibility.The

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