{"id":12997,"date":"2015-10-04T07:41:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=12997"},"modified":"2015-10-04T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T12:41:13","slug":"36000-troops-200-aircraft-60-vessels-nato-launches-biggest-war-games-in-13-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=12997","title":{"rendered":"36,000 troops, 200 aircraft & 60 vessels: NATO launches biggest war games in 13 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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36,000 troops, 200 aircraft & 60 vessels: NATO launches biggest war games in 13 years<\/a><\/h3>\n
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NATO has started its biggest exercise since 2002 with 36,000 international troops from 30 states, including non-NATO nations, participating in the drills which are taking place at sea, in the air and across the territory of three European states.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The alliance has kicked off its massive \u201cTrident Juncture 2015\u201d exercises which will last until November 16. Along with the NATO member states, seven more partner nations are participating in the drills: Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Sweden and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Some 36,000 troops as well as more than 60 warships and about 200 aircraft will participate in the drills which makes it the biggest since 2002 when about 40,000 troops took part in NATO\u2019s \u201cStrong Resolve\u201d military exercise.<\/p>\n