00:02NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Alexis Grinkiewicz, has unveiled a new defense strategy aimed at ensuring that any attack on
00:11an alliance member proves utterly fertile as countries on NATO's eastern flank face sabotage, arson and drone incursions.
00:19Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Grinkiewicz said the strategy, known as the theory of war, was designed to deny
00:28adversaries the ability to penetrate NATO territory and sustain an attack.
00:33Across the alliance, we're taking steps to operationalize this theory and maximize the readiness of our forces. If attacked, we
00:40are ready to fight tonight, but we are not complacent.
00:43We will continue to prepare and rehearse each and every day, and we'll be more ready tomorrow and even more
00:49ready the day after that.
00:51Grinkiewicz said the strategy was intended both to reassure the 1 billion people living under the NATO security umbrella, as
00:59well as adversaries, such as Russia, that the alliance was willing to respond to any invasion.
01:05Endorsed by all 32 NATO members, the plan combines conventional military capabilities, including ground forces and military hardware, with advanced
01:15technologies such as drones, counter-drone systems, and artificial intelligence.
01:21The strategy rests on three principles, block, blunt and break, which Grinkiewicz described as simple but central to NATO's approach.
