NATO Massive Exercise Waste of Precious Resources – Peace Action NGO

© AFP 2023 / MARCELLO PATERNOSTROSoldiers take pictures of military aircrafts taking part in the opening ceremony of NATO’s large scale exercise Trident Juncture 2015 at the Italian Air Force Base in Trapani, Sicily
Soldiers take pictures of military aircrafts taking part in the opening ceremony of NATO’s large scale exercise Trident Juncture 2015 at the Italian Air Force Base in Trapani, Sicily - Sputnik International
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The massive NATO military exercise currently underway is a waste of precious resources at a time when diplomatic tools have become the only effective way of political decision-making and need investment, Paul Kawika Martin, policy and political director of Peace Action NGO, told Sputnik.

US marines push a Humvee stuck on the sand as they disembark from the overcrafts deploid by the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock during the NATO's Trident Juncture exercise at Pinheiro da Cruz beach, south of Lisbon, near Grandola on October 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) On Wednesday, NATO began its largest military exercise in the last 13 years, in order to test the alliance's ability to respond to threats. The drills involve over 36,000 troops from 30 NATO and partner countries.

"NATO is outdated and needs to be dissolved. The recent agreement with Iran on its nuclear program and history shows us that diplomacy and political solutions are what solves conflict, not military might. It's time to invest more in diplomatic tools rather than waste precious resources on military maneuvers and war toys," Martin said.

The ongoing exercises are the second phase of a major NATO drill and will last until November 6. The second leg is being held in southern Europe – Spain, Italy, and Portugal – as well as in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and will comprise air, land and maritime forces.

The first phase of the drill started on October 3 and lasted two weeks. It took place in Canada, Norway, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

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