NATO's top commander said the alliance has no plans, intent or ambition beyond protecting people and defending territory; Warned that if anyone is attacks, NATO will retaliate; any attack on an ally would be rendered completely ineffective

Does not believe a conflict is imminent or inevitable. NATO will respond to attacks by blockading, degrading and striking adversary forces. If necessary NATO will neutralize systems targeting its combat systems. The alliance will pair high-end precision-guided munitions with large-scale, low-cost, scalable systems.