The president of the Baltic Security Foundation told Newsweek the systems are a 'game changer' for the nations.
such as HIMARS will help stop a potential Russian incursion before it can gain a foothold
"The security situation on NATO's eastern flank rapidly deteriorated after Russia's second attack on Ukraine this February," Olevs Nikers, the president of the Baltic Security Foundation, told"The Baltic countries are the most exposed to the Russian threat and now it is critical for eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, as well as for the European and transatlantic communities, to ensure credibility of the deterrence for the eastern flank.
Wreckage of vehicles lie at a Russian military base destroyed by Ukrainian forces in a HIMARS strike during a counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, on September 26, 2022 in Balakliia, Ukraine.The Baltic states are too small to absorb any Russian incursion, particularly if they are cut off from Poland by a Russian westward drive from Belarus through the Suwalki Gap.
"This long-range artillery, I think it's a game changer for the Baltic nations and for Poland," Voyager said."I would imagine that the orders will multiply from the Baltic States and Poland, possibly Romania and Bulgaria too." The attrition rate of western weapons and ammunition poses its own problems. Lockheed Martin—the maker of the HIMARS—is already increasing production, but Western nations generally have more limited"The problem is that being so powerful, long-ranging and precise, these are extremely expensive systems to operate," Voyger said."We'll see if the precision and long-range power of the HIMARS side can offset the randomness and multiplicity of the Russian and Soviet systems.
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