As the NATO summit approaches, a leading military analyst has raised concerns that the alliance is not adequately prepared to counter Russia’s advances in precision strike technology. In an exclusive interview on CNN’s Amanpour, Michael Kofman, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discussed the current state of NATO’s defenses in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Bianna Golodryga sat down with Kofman to examine whether member nations are ready to face a potential threat from Moscow. Kofman noted that while NATO has made significant strides in collective defense, it remains “not well adapted yet” to modern warfare tactics that rely heavily on precision-guided munitions and advanced strike systems.
The analyst emphasized that Russia’s use of such technology in Ukraine has exposed vulnerabilities in NATO’s existing force posture and response strategies. “The alliance has to rethink how it trains, equips, and deploys its forces if it hopes to deter or defend against a high-tech adversary,” Kofman said.
The full interview, which also explores broader geopolitical implications for Europe and the United States, is available on CNN’s Amanpour program.
