Quote: (03-06-2014 03:22 PM)Blunt Wrote:
@Rex I am by no means a military strategist but I think it would be difficult to join a military alliance such as NATO with the Black Sea fleet holding such a strong position on the coast line.
I could definitely see them moving closer to the alliance but allowing them to become a full-fledged member seems like it would be a foolish move for NATO.
I am also just idly speculating here, but I actually hold the opposing view. NATO has more to gain than lose from proximity to Sevastopol and Black Sea fleet. As we know from various instances of history, docked ships are the easier to destroy with a surprise attack. And what better place to launch such an attack than from just a few hundred miles away? If this ever takes place, I say Russia better invest in state-of-the-art anti-aircraft systems and swarm them all over Crimea.
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