was confirmed earlier unofficial information. Among other things, the base in Poland will supply weapons to the American soldiers who would be sent to our country in the event of a serious crisis. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter confirmed during a visit to the Estonian capital Tallinn that the equipment will be placed in a number of Eastern European countries in response to the aggressive policy of Russia. More in “Fakty from abroad” in the chair. 20 on TVN24 Business and the World.
Utilities will go to bases in the Baltic countries, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. Part is to be located in existing arsenals in Germany. A total stocks are expected to include 250 pieces of heavy equipment, namely tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery. It has to be a fairly weapons for so-called. heavy brigade, which is the American equivalent of the Polish mechanized brigade, numbering between 3.5 to 5 thousand. soldiers. 
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Equipment in Poland and the region. Lower costs, more exercise
– Temporarily put the equipment for the mechanized brigade in the Baltics and Central Europe. Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland have agreed to host components of the weaponry that will be traveling around the region during exercises and maneuvers – said Carter.
– These sets of equipment will not be static. Their goal is to provide enriched training and greater mobility forces in Europe – he said and asserted that US military presence will be “alive” and the army will have the capability to remain at a higher level of readiness.
The US Embassy in Warsaw, in a communication published in connection with the announcement of the head of the Pentagon’s decision announced that the US decided to deploy the equipment in specific databases, “whereas their distance from the places where the most will be carried out military maneuvers and exercises”. The statement added that earlier placement of equipment in those places “will reduce transport costs,” and at the same time enable the “longer duration exercise” in the region.
The Pentagon will spend this year of $ 985 million. to maintain the equipment in this part of Europe.
The head of the Pentagon in Tallinn also said that the US also plan to cooperate with the center located in Estonia, cyber NATO allies to help in developing strategies and other security defenses against computer attacks.
The Pentagon’s decision to deploy the equipment the US Army, among others, Poland commented Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak. He stated that “this is a milestone in Polish-American alliance.”
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According to earlier unofficial information in the Baltic countries have been looking for smaller arsenals – for individual companies counting after about 150 soldiers. In Poland, Romania and Bulgaria can be enhanced with supplies for 750 people. News agencies have not reported whether Carter confirmed this information.
As reported by the Americans, much of the equipment, which is expected to bases on the eastern flank of NATO, already is in Europe. This means that they will be stripped of his base in Germany, and what were imported from the United States on ending NATO’s exercises, can remain in place. Carter did not specify, however, when and where exactly will be built warehouses.
Stocks weapons just in case
Putting weapons in the arsenals in the vicinity of the inflammatory regions is a constant practice of the Americans since the Cold War. Then, in Germany, the Benelux countries and Italy were in great supply equipment in case of war with the Warsaw Pact. By placing it near a zone of potential fights in the event of conflict was enough to quickly bring the US planes soldiers. Transportation of heavy weapons takes much more time, so it was better to have him on the spot.
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Today, most American magazine was eliminated. He survived primarily one belonging to the Marine Corps, located in Norway. There is quite a weapon for one expeditionary brigade, which would help to repel an attack on the northern flank of NATO. Moreover, in Germany they were modest amount of equipment for imported to Europe for training units. Does not belong to one particular branch, but it is a sort of “weapons transitive”. This way you can save on transport heavy equipment to Europe on the occasion of each exercise.
However, in recent times, due to a sharp increase in the frequency and scale NATO maneuvers in the East, already held weapons in Europe is not enough. Americans need to bring more of themselves to the country. Now they will have it already in place. By the way, they meet the demands eastern part of the NATO countries, including Polish, are demanding the deployment on its territory of individuals Alliance as an additional guarantee against further aggressive actions of Russia.
The decision Americans certainly trigger a sharp reaction from Moscow, which already already indicated that the deployment of weapons near its borders will treat as a step clearly aggressive and hostile.
About the US military inventory in Europe said earlier
Author: mk, Adso // gak / Source: Reuters, tvn24 .com, PAP
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