NATO Bolsters Eastern Flank With 'Spearhead Force'
Force of Several Thousand Troops Designed to Move East—or Elsewhere—at Short Notice
Updated Sept. 5, 2014 4:46 p.m. ET
NEWPORT, Wales—Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, reacting to Russia's intervention in Ukraine, agreed to establish a so-called spearhead force of several thousand troops designed to move into trouble spots at short notice.
The force of several thousand troops is aimed at increasing NATO's ability to move quickly into Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russia from intervening in former Soviet-bloc countries that are...
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