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Pentagon, Studies Agree: Army Has Too Few Soldiers And Lacks Adequate Equipment For Fight With Russia

Pentagon, Studies Agree: Army Has Too Few Soldiers And Lacks Adequate Equipment For Fight With Russia
Dragoons from Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment advance in a Stryker during a joint training exercise with Lithuanian soldiers in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, March 2, 2015. Photo: DVIDS

The 30,000 U.S. troops in Europe pose little credible deterrence to a Russian of NATO’s eastern flank, a reality trumpeted by Army commanders and backed up by a spate of recent studies that recommend at least another brigade be permanently available to defend the continent.A determined Russian advance on the Baltics could reach the capitals of Estonia and Latvia within two and a half days, according to a recent report by Rand Corp. Army units dispersed throughout Europe would have…

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