“I want others to know who might be thinking about doing harm against us, that we've got this, and that they better not take any shot at the alliance.”

Breaking Defense · NATO commander unveils 'block, blunt, break' strategy to deter Russia

“but if someone is foolish enough to attack us, we will fight”

Breaking Defense · NATO commander unveils 'block, blunt, break' strategy to deter Russia

“What I want to do is assure the one billion citizens of the alliance that we've got this. We know what we need to do.”

Breaking Defense · NATO commander unveils 'block, blunt, break' strategy to deter Russia

“we will break the enemy's forces and the operational warfighting system that is arrayed against us.”

Breaking Defense · NATO commander unveils 'block, blunt, break' strategy to deter Russia

“If attacked, we are ready to fight tonight.”

Breaking Defense · NATO commander unveils 'block, blunt, break' strategy to deter Russia