American soldiers all over the world

translation: L. Bionda. Every three months the US Department of Defense publishes a short report on active duty military personnel strength, listed by regional area and by country. Let’s focus on the most significant data: – the greatest part of the US soldiers (more than 1 million) works in the United States; – the ones [...]

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NATO according to John Kleeves

translation: L. Salimbeni “[NATO] has actually the following aims: 1. First of all it re-establishes a sort of balance of power in continental Europe. Why do Americans need a balance of power in continental Europe? Because it prevents Europeans from being too concerned with the rest of the world, and from pursuing a wide-ranging foreign [...]

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USA nuclear warheads in Europe

translation: L. Salimbeni There are 12 air bases, located in 7 countries, that are able to lodge atomic warheads under US control. In 2005 the nuclear weapons amounted to 480 units. The details of the Agreements regarding nuclear deployments in NATO countries are classified. The bombs are managed through a Weapons Storage Security System, that [...]

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