NATO Forces Would Destroy ‘Anything and Everything’ If Adversary Attacks, Top Military Commander Says

NATO’s top military commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, stated that if an adversary attacks allied territory, NATO forces would respond by destroying all supporting and controlling elements of that force. Grynkewich emphasized that despite NATO being a defensive alliance, its defensive nature should not be mistaken for weakness or lack of resolve. He did not explicitly name Russia but issued the warning amid rising tensions with Moscow.

• NATO’s top military commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, issued a strong warning about the alliance’s response to an attack.
• He stated that any attack on allied territory would be met with the destruction of ‘anything and everything’ that supports or controls the attacking force.
• Grynkewich stressed that NATO, while a defensive alliance, possesses resolve and is not to be perceived as weak.
• The warning was delivered at the Warsaw Security Forum and comes during a period of heightened tensions with Russia, though Russia was not explicitly mentioned.