Estonia defense practiced in NATO exercise
TALLINN. Nov 9 (Interfax) - NATO's command-post exercise, which got started at the weekend, includes Estonia's defense from the aggression of a large and hostile state, the Estonian Defense Forces' press service reported on Sunday.
In accordance with the script of the drill, Estonia declares martial law, which is followed by NATO's decision to apply Article 5 on collective defense and to send rapid deployment forces to Estonia.
The Trident Juncture drill is mostly proceeding at NATO's Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger, Norway, at the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples and at the Allied Powers Europe headquarters in Mons, Belgium.
Estonia is represented by the Defense Forces, the voluntary paramilitary organization Kaitseliit and the Baltic Defense College, and also by experts of the state administration, Defense Ministry, Security Police Department, and health and state information systems departments.
The exercise will last until November 17 and involve about 1,500 servicemen and civilian experts from 20 member-countries.