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Looking at the facts and the stats can sobering sometimes - especially when yuo count up the men and kit, and think about its condition, and interoperability. Having welcomed in countries from the old Warsaw Pact, NATO looks to have bought into a potential quagmire of troubles with Russian relations. Some have a strong Georgian bias whilst notoriously not having decent equipment, let alone the numbers.
Bulgaria
Armed Forces:40,747
Tanks:1,474
Warships:46
Combat aircraft:80
Czech Republic
Armed Forces:23,092
Tanks:181
Warships:0
Combat aircraft:50
Estonia
Armed Forces:4,100
Tanks:0
Warships:7
Combat aircraft:2
Hungary
Armed Forces:32,300
Tanks:238
Warships:7
Combat aircraft:2
Latvia
Armed Forces:5,696
Tanks:3
Warships:12
Combat aircraft:3
Lithuania
Armed Forces:13,850
Tanks: 0
Warships:10
Combat aircraft:10
Poland
Armed Forces:127,266
Tanks:946
Warships:41
Combat aircraft:103
Romania
Armed Forces:74,267
Tanks:366
Warships:35
Combat aircraft:74
Slovakia
Armed Forces:17,129
Tanks:245
Warships: 0
Combat aircraft: 0
Total
Armed Forces:338, 447
Tanks: 3453
Warships: 149
Combat aircraft: 324
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