Russia has rehearsed an invasion of SCANDINAVIA which, if carried out, would prevent NATO from reinforcing the Baltic states, claims US security report
33,000 Russian soldiers reportedly involved in mock invasion
‘The Coming Storm’ is by US-based Center for European Policy Analysis
It reports simulated takeovers on Danish and Finnish Islands
Russian takeover could be too fast for NATO to react
By KATE PICKLES
DailyMail.com
26 June 2015
A mock invasion of Sweden and Norway has been carried out by 33,000 Russian troops, a US security think tank has claimed.
Tens of thousands of soldiers rehearsed a military takeover of Swedish and Norwegian territory near the Baltic Sea in March, security expert Edward Lucas said in a report for the US-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
The exercise also simulated the invasion of other areas including the Danish island of Bornholm, Finland’s Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and northern Norway, according to the report, The Coming Storm.
‘The scenario included the speedy seizure of northern Norway, the Åland islands, the Swedish island of Gotland and the Danish island of Bornholm,’ the report states.
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