According to Laien, Germany is an ideal candidate for the deployment of the new NATO administration. In favor of the Federal Republic of Germany also speak of the geographical location of the country, as well as extensive experience in logistics.
During the modernization and reorganization of NATO, it is planned to create a new department that will be responsible for the rapid transportation of troops and weapons.
It is also assumed that the new headquarters may be located in the Cologne-Bonn region, where the German Armed Forces Directorate is located, or in Ulm in the south of the country. According to the publication, the new management will not be integrated into the already existing command structure of NATO, which will allow using personnel and military capacities for national exercises and operations outside the alliance.
It is also reported that another new NATO headquarters can be established in the US.
Its task will be to ensure the security of the transatlantic air and sea communication between North America and Europe.
In addition, Jens Stoltenberg refuted statements that the creation of two new headquarters could provoke a new arms race with Russia.
As previously reported in URA-Inform, the location of NATO's new headquarters will most likely appear in Germany as early as 2018. In particular, the German center will be responsible for the logistics of troops and military equipment and equipment.