A report drafted by five ex-military leaders from different states of the Alliance about changing NATO’s status, recommends the preparation of preventive nuclear attacks, in order to prevent the use of mass-destruction weapons by “enemy entities”, reports the British newspaper “The Guardian” quoted by Mediafax. The document – already forwarded to the Pentagon and to the Alliance Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer – is to be discussed at large during the NATO Summit in Bucharest. The officials signing the report- American general John Shalikashvilli, ex State Major inter-arms Commander and ex- NATO troops commander in Europe, Lord Peter Inge, ex Chief of ex commander of the German armed forces and ex president of the NATO military committee, General Henk van den Breemen, ex chief of State Major of the Dutch army, and Admiral Jacques Lansade, ex commander of the French military marine, and ex chief of State Major of the French army, – also recommend an ample revision of the NATO decision making process by adopting the majority voting system, by signing new agreements between NATO, the USA and the EU for managing the threats to the Western world coming from modern arms and terrorist groups, as well as by instating the option of resorting to military force without the prior approval of ONU in case of “immediate action needed in order to protect a large group of people. The document warns that the spreading of nuclear technology simply denies “the perspective of a world with no nuclear weapons.” The report quotes terrorism, political fanatism, as well as religious fundamentalism as main threats for western countris, while organised crime, global warming and mass migration could destabilise the way of living of the NATO state members. (Source: Mediafax)
