- Title: Attack on NATO infrastructure would meet "determined response" -Stoltenberg
- Date: 11th October 2022
- Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FILE - JUNE 16, 2022) (Reuters) FLAGS OF NATO, FRANCE, ESTONIA EXTERIOR OF NATO HEADQUARTERS SCULPTURE REPRESENTING NATO'S LOGO
- Embargoed: 25th October 2022 15:18
- Keywords: Attack Conflict Denmark Energy Explosion Gas Military NATO Nord Stream North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Pipeline Russia Sabotage Sea Stoltenberg Sweden Ukraine War infrastructure nuclear strike weapon
- Location: Brussels, BELGIUM
- City: Brussels, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
- Topics: Europe,NATO,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA002147711102022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Any attack on infrastructure critical to the NATO military alliance would trigger a "united and determined response", the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday (October 11).
Stoltenberg told a news conference that NATO allies were increasing security around key installations after attacks on gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea. It is still unclear who was behind the blowing up of the pipelines.
Commenting on veiled threats of nuclear weapons use by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stoltenberg said that NATO was closely monitoring Russia's nuclear forces and had not seen any changes in their posture.
Stoltenberg also said that Kyiv had "momentum" in the war with Russia and he accused Moscow of "resorting to horrific and indiscriminate attacks" against Ukraine.
The military alliance's chief said NATO is in discussions with defence companies and members of the alliance on how to boost weapons production and replenish stocks that have been wound down by deliveries of material to support Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Stoltenberg said NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels this week would take stock of efforts to ramp up weapons and ammunition production and would take further decisions to preserve allies' stock levels.
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