Friday 26 October 2018

Where did NATO's biggest military exercise began?

Where did NATO's biggest military exercise  began?

Options

1) Norway

2)Sweden

3)Finland

4)none of the above

answer

1) Norway


Other details

NATO's biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War began in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country's sovereignty after an attack by a "fictitious aggressor.

Russia, which shares a border with Norway, was briefed by NATO on the Trident Juncture 2018 drill and invited to monitor it,

Russia's defence minister had warned that Moscow could be forced to respond to increased NATO activity near its western border.

The wargames bring together around 50,000 personnel from all 29 NATO allies, plus partners Finland and Sweden.

 Around 65 vessels, 150 aircraft and 10,000 vehicles will also participate in the drill, which takes place in central and eastern Norway, the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. It will go on till November 7.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. 

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee: Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Royal Air Force

Supreme Allied Commander Europe: General Curtis Scaparrotti, United States Army

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Abbreviation: NATO, OTAN

Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States

Founders: United States of America, Norway, France,

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