NATO to boost number of high-alert soldiers eightfold to 300,000 to protect eastern flank from Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization logos at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 15.VALERIA MONGELLI/AFP/Getty Images NATO has signaled a return to its Cold War posture by revealing it will boost its rapid-reaction forces almost eightfold, to 300,000 troops. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, said Monday that the move and other efforts to strengthen the 30-country … Read more