World War III: If Russia Invaded the Baltics NATO Couldn't Stop Them
But if the Baltics have really been so vulnerable for so many years, why is it that the Russians have yet to attack?
Is NATO able to fend off a large-scale Russian invasion of the Baltic states? No, according to most experts.
A 2016 RAND Corporation report, “Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank,” conducted a series of wargames simulating a Russian assault on the Baltic states. The report reached an “unambiguous” conclusion: Russia’s Western Military District (WMD) can steamroll NATO’s most vulnerable members at a moment’s notice, reaching the outskirts of Tallinn or Riga-- the capitals of Estonia and Latvia, respectively-- in sixty hours or less.