Daily Report

March 29, 2017

Nuclear Weapons Ban Unrealistic, Says EUCOM Commander

The nuclear weapons ban treaty proposed by the United Nations is “just not realistic,” Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti told Congress Tuesday. In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, the commander of US forces in Europe said that North Korea’s...

EUCOM Needs More ISR, Missile Defense

US Forces in Europe commander Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti told Congress Tuesday that greater capacity in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance is at the top of his priority list. Given the “modernization advances of our adversaries”—and particularly of Russia—Scaparrotti told the...

Mobility in Europe Needs a Lift

Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of US forces in Europe, told Congress Tuesday that he is concerned about mobility challenges EUCOM currently faces. In recent years “we began to atrophy,” he said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee....

Rotating Forces or Permanent Presence in Europe?

Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, chief of US European Command, told Congress on Tuesday that he needs more US troops in Europe. In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, he said the roughly 60,000 troops stationed there currently make up...