Russian Bear Back on the Prowl: Is NATO Ready?
It was a reminder that the Soviet Union was a dangerous adversary and that America needed a strong military to oppose the Russian “bear.”
In 2014, there is a bear in the woods again. But this time, NATO and Western Europe seem unprepared.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Western Europe began to disarm. Now, it’s scrambling to rearm.
When a suspected Russian sub was found lurking in Swedish waters in October, Sweden, a NATO “partner,” was unable to find it, perhaps because it scrapped its anti-submarine helicopters.
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