W estern military planners do not seem eager to talk about their nightmare scenario, much less prepare for it. But they tend to agree on how it would begin: a coordinated, near-si

"Deploying nuclear weapons in Poland would be a particularly strong political signal from the U.S. and NATO," one expert said.

The commander leading new Western training for Ukrainian troops said there's much to learn from them, but some lessons would be wrong to take.

But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.

"The Russian-dominated CSTO now stands out as a dead end for Armenian security," one expert in Yerevan told Newsweek.

Trump dismissed intelligence reports on Russian threats to NATO, insisting Vladimir Putin will not attack alliance territory after CIA Moscow visit.

Access, basing and overflight rights have been a formal part of the Pentagon's Europe posture review since Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the review in June, saying it would ensure U.S. "access, basing and overflight are clearly delineated and assured," according to the Department of War.

Turkey's Red Notice requests for Netanyahu and Israeli strikes in Syria deepen tensions due to one nation being a NATO member.

NATO says it will ‘do what is necessary’ amid media report Iran considered strikes against US targets in Europe.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia’s escalation is continuing and warned that Poland and NATO must prepare for possible provocations against alliance members.