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Military parade in Moscow, May 9, 2014

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Apr 2, 2015

Report: Russia Threatens Nuclear Showdown Over the Baltic Republics

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >The Independent and The Times (London)</span>

From Ian Johnston, The Independent: According to notes made by an American at a meeting between Russian generals and US officials – and seen by The Times newspaper – Moscow threatened a “spectrum of responses from nuclear to non-military” if Nato moved more forces into Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

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Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide, June 25, 2015

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Mar 26, 2015

Meet Europe’s Rising Defense Stars

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Derek Chollet, Defense One</span>

[R]ecently a new generation of European defense leaders has emerged. They are offering bold defense ideas and willing to take political risks.

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Danish warship Absalon, April 29, 2013

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Mar 22, 2015

Russia Threatens to Aim Nuclear Missiles at Denmark’s Ships If It Joins NATO Shield

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Reuters, Telegraph, and Copenhagen Post</span>

From Reuters:  Russia threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Danish warships if Denmark joins NATO’s missile defense system,

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Russian fighter jets, May 24, 2008

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Mar 20, 2015

NATO Intercepts Eight Russian Fighter Jets Over Baltic Sea

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andrius Sytas, Reuters</span>

A NATO patrol intercepted Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian authorities said on Wednesday,

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Nordic Battle Group Training in Sweden, Nov. 7, 2007

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Mar 19, 2015

Stockholm’s Security Service Concerned About Possible Russian Military Operation Against Sweden

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Reuters and AP</span>

From Anna Ringstrom, Reuters:  Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following an increase in espionage activity

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US tank arriving in Riga, March 10, 2015

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Mar 14, 2015

US Sending 3,000 Troops to Baltic Allies

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes</span>

Thousands of troops and major hardware from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division are heading to the Baltic region to reassure NATO allies

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Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, March 26, 2014

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Mar 13, 2015

Sweden Plans to Increase Military Spending

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Wall Street Journal and AFP</span>

From Charlie Duxbury, Wall Street Journal:  The Nordic state has seen its airspace violated by Russian military jets on a number of occasions and the appearance of a mystery foreign submarine in Swedish waters last fall further raised tensions.

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Swedish soldier, Nov. 14, 2010

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Mar 13, 2015

Sweden Sending Troops to Strategic Baltic Island Amid Russia Tensions

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Richard Milne, Financial Times</span>

Sweden will put troops back on the strategic Baltic Sea island of Gotland after a decade-long absence as increased sabre-rattling from Russia unnerves the region.

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Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 4, 2015

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Mar 2, 2015

Norwegian Defense Minister: NATO Decision Making Process Too Slow To Deal with Emerging Crises

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Mick Krever, CNN</span>

Western relations with Russia will never again be the same after the war in Ukraine, Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.

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Soldiers from Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Motorised Infantry Battalion, Dec. 31, 2001

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Feb 24, 2015

Worried About Russia, Lithuania Reinstates Military Conscription

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Liudas Dapkus, AP</span>

Lithuania will restore compulsory military service for young men as tensions in Ukraine continue to worry the small Baltic nation, the government said Tuesday.

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