Military exercises
The largest US-led military exercise in Europe scales down but COVID-19 doesn’t stop it!
By Jan Oberg Defender Europe 20 is a huge, basically US military exercise, on European soil between February and May this year. It has already started. In the midst of a closed-down coronavirus Europe. And it is war-preparing, not peace- or confidence-building. The diagram above from the British Army… »
Health Care Instead of Military Exercises
With the recent WHO declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, concerns are higher than ever about the rapid global spread of the disease with precautions being taken to limit travel, large gatherings, and panic. Nonetheless, one of the largest military drills in Europe since the Cold War is still set… »
Washington prepares Europe for war
By Lukas Ramonas for The Baltic Word. As you know, large-scale NATO maneuvers Defender-Europe 20 will soon begin. Nearly 40 thousand troops will take part in the exercise. The exercise will be held in 10 European countries, including Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Germany. These maneuvers will… »
Spanish armed forces to carry out military exercises in Catalonia
Spanish armed forces will carry out military exercises in the coming days with the aim of coordinating efforts in front of a hypothetical attack on Catalonia. According to an article in the Spanish daily, ABC, on Wednesday, around 650 servicemen from the army, the frigate Admiral… »
No to nuclear tests and military exercises, yes to peace and disarmament on the Korean Peninsula
On the 2nd of September, the joint South Korean-US military exercises known as “Ulchi-Freedom Guardian”, in which more than 50 thousand Korean and 25 thousand US soldiers took part to “review joint defence strategies”, came to an end. The USA has 28,000 military personnel permanently stationed on South Korean territory. … »
Open letter to American soldiers from the Czech Republic
American military forces will cross the territory of the Czech Republic from May 27-30 in operation Saber Strike. The media are downplaying the event so as not to awaken the sensitivity in the Czech people that ended plans to build a US military base there in 2009. This crossing is… »
North Korea says peace treaty, halt to military exercises, would end nuclear tests
North Korea Saturday called for the concluding of a peace treaty with the United States and a halt to U.S. military exercises jointly with South Korea to bring to an end its nuclear tests. This is not the first time this call has been made by North Korea which has… »
In Naples, national demonstration against Trident Juncture
A colourful and ironic demonstration marched through the streets of Naples, Italy to protest against NATO’s Trident Juncture military exercises. All photos by Darío Lo Scalzo for Pressenza. »
EuroMarches rejects NATO military exercises
During the reception of EuroMarches in Plaza Cibeles with a musical spectacle put on by Solfónica (an orchestra of 50 young musicians and 130 popular actors) there was a dominant cry: “Another Europe is possible!” under the emblematic banner on the city council building façade with the slogan “Welcome Refugees”. »
Anti-war Spaniards mobilize against NATO exercises
Spanish anti-war groups are organising demonstrations against NATO exercises on their territory from October with the participation of nearly 36,000 troops. The Platform ‘Let’s Recover El Retín’, based in the Andalusian town of Barbate in the south of the country, reported that the presence of the military affects the inhabitants… »