U.S. SEA POWER HAS A ROLE IN THE BALTIC

摘要

MR. STUBBS TALKS ABOUT the role the U.S. Navy can play in the Baltic, but he failed to mention the vital role allied navies based on the Baltic Sea would play in a conflict with Russia. The Danish, German, and Polish navies have the armament-with more equipment comingto inflict heavy casualties on the Russian Baltic Fleet. They could blockade the bases at Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg with mines; then, should Russia manage to break the blockade, they could force it to run a gauntlet of missiles and torpedoes. The Russian Navy would also have to consider two factors before invading the Baltic states: on one hand the powerful Swedish Navy, and on the other a Baltic flotilla that would be manned by navy personnel from all three Baltic states. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia would all be equipped with missile and torpedo boats.