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Fiendish Thingy

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2. This is what is known as a "NATO tripwire"

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:00 PM

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A small, nominal force of troops from multiple NATO nations, that if attacked, would unambiguously trigger article 5, and instantly put the attacker at war with 31 NATO nations.

This same strategy is used to deter Putin in the Baltics.

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European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security [View all] ihaveaquestion Thursday OP

Good news Tasmanian Devil Thursday #1

They are not 'Trump's' allies but they are still 'our' allies. cstanleytech Thursday #3

This is what is known as a "NATO tripwire" Fiendish Thingy Thursday #2

Will it matter? OC375 Thursday #4

Isn't the Russian military spent? poli-junkie Thursday #7

Probably depends on how one defines spent in this context OC375 Thursday #8

Doesn't France have nukes? orangecrush Thursday #9

France and the UK both are nuclear powers. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #11

Thank you orangecrush Thursday #13

Everybody, who's anybody, has got nukes. OC375 Thursday #14

Must make a difference to someone orangecrush Thursday #19

Russia already has its hands full with Ukraine. OGBuzz Thursday #18

You think Putin will invade the Baltics at the same time Trump invades Greenland? Fiendish Thingy Thursday #10

No OC375 Thursday #15

Sorry, I don't see any evidence of that happening Fiendish Thingy Thursday #16

Hope You're Right OC375 Thursday #17

Russia is economically backward--except for nukes. MervinFerd Thursday #20

NATO troops are no slouches. ihaveaquestion Thursday #21

I have no doubt of that OC375 Thursday #23

Thank you to all the troops and countries for sending them !!! SamKnause Thursday #5

Can NATO please liberalgunwilltravel Thursday #6

25th gfarber Thursday #12

..Leavitt said at a daily briefing that European troops' presence would not "impact the president's decision-making proc riversedge Thursday #22

Facts never affect our preznidents flying rabbit Friday #24

won't... myohmy2 Friday #25

Good!!!!! SheltieLover Friday #26