Are the Baltic Republics Ready for War?

Go to http://sheath.com/WARFRONTS and use the code “WARFRONTS” to get 20% off your order Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Sheath. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Easy Pickings for the Behemoth? 06:19 Introducing the Baltic Armed Forces 10:20 A Lack of Kit 14:33 Intelligence and Doctrine 20:16 The Baltics’ Many Weaknesses 27:07 And Their Many Reassuring Strengths 31:29 The Power of Friendship! 35:12 Raising the Walls SOURCES https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/military-spending-by-country https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-15112503/How-West-bloody-end-World-War-3-blackout-rockets-China-General-RICHARD-SHIRREFF-predicts-terrifying-future.html https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2025/8/pdf/250827-def-exp-2025-en.pdf https://estonia.port-info.eu/ports/ https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/latvia-transportation-services https://krastogidas.lt/en/routes/the-ice-free-port-of-klaipeda https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/6-major-ports-in-denmark/ https://www.eurisy.eu/stories/finland-allyearround-open-ports-due-to-efficient-icebreaking-services_181/ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240820-ukraine-capture-russian-conscripts-kursk-region-undermines-putin-war-rhetoric-pows https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/07/18/the-russian-army-is-sending-new-recruits-to-war-with-just-a-month-of-training/ https://isans.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/militaryeducation_belarus.pdf https://www.marshallcenter.org/en/publications/security-insights/baltic-states-targets-and-levers-role-region-russian-strategy-0 https://www.gmfus.org/news/drone-wall https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/baltic-countries-develop-drone-wall-concept/ https://www.baltictimes.com/estonian_defense_industry_cluster_comes_up_with_baltic_drone_wall_plan/ https://www.baltictimes.com/eu_member_states_meet_for_talks_on__drone_wall_/ https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/10/inside-emergency-effort-create-european-drone-wall/408582/ https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/21/europe-wants-to-build-a-drone-wall-to-protect-its-eastern-flank-from-russia-is-it-feasible https://www.gssc.lt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ginant-Baltijos-salis-EN.pdf https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/07/baltic-secret-defensive-line-keep-russia-out-europe/ https://www.mod.gov.lv/en/border-fortification https://www.csis.org/analysis/strengthening-baltic-security-next-steps-nato https://www.academia.edu/11288766/Baltic_Military_Preparations_After_Ukraine_A_Sufficiently_Prickly_Deterrent https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/04/baltic-sea-far-nato-lake-alliance-must-strengthen-its-defences https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2025/05/05/fortifying-the-baltic-sea-natos-defence-and-deterrence-strategy-for-hybrid-threats/index.html https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_136388.htm https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46139 https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/02/three-decades-of-baltic-military-cooperation-and-the-way-ahead/ https://www.mod.gov.lv/en/nozares-politika/international-and-regional-cooperation/regional-cooperation/navy-cooperation https://www.mod.gov.lv/en/nozares-politika/international-and-regional-cooperation/regional-cooperation/cooperation-air-forces https://www.baltdefcol.org/about https://securityanddefence.pl/Understanding-Lithuania-s-total-defence-approach-in-the-face-of-Russian-threat-through,195805,0,2.html https://www.vsd.lt/en/ https://www.sauliusajunga.lt/en/home https://shape.nato.int/lithuania https://kariuomene.lt/en/structure/23581?csrt=15025534983693331936 https://www.mod.gov.lv/en/cybersecurity https://media.voog.com/0000/0051/2796/files/Clirim%20Toci%20and%20Druvis%20Kleins.%20The%20Role%20of%20Reserve%20Forces%20in%20Strenghtening%20National%20Defence%20-%20Lessons%20from%20Latvia.pdf https://www.mod.gov.lv/sites/mod/files/document/The%20State%20Defence%20Concept%202023-2027.pdf https://midd.gov.lv/en https://www.sab.gov.lv/en/home/ https://vdd.gov.lv/lv

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