Disquiet on the eastern front

摘要

Damage control is never as good as damage prevention. Despite repeated reassurances, the countries of eastern Europe are worried about security. Their biggest concern is nato, where officials are meant to be drafting contingency plans to defend Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Ba-rack Obama pushed this idea at the nato summit in April. A recent big Russian military exercise, which officials say culminated in a dummy nuclear attack on Poland, highlights the region's vulnerability.