A disused platform of London's Charing Cross Tube station was transformed into a temporary military headquarters for a NATO wargame exercise this week involving hundreds of personnel from the United States, Britain, France and Italy. ⁣ ⁣ The objective was to test technologies and methods intended for real-world use if NATO were called on to defend its European allies. It comes at a time of heightened tension between NATO and Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. ⁣ The exercise simulated a conflict in Estonia in which NATO's Article 5 collective defence clause was triggered, requiring forces to respond to a threat on the alliance's eastern flank.⁣ ⁣ Led by the UK-based Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, NATO's rapid-reaction force, the drill tested how commanders could plan and direct operations involving up to 100,000 troops across land, sea and air.⁣ ⁣ #nato #military #drill #defense #army #london #tube #underground #russia #ukraine #conflict