General of the Polish army calls for society to prepare for the large-scale armed confrontation. However, the population sees in the script the full mobilization of the nation's threat of death.
The people and the army are united
Strategy or concept of total defense is the perfect way to balance the costs and effectiveness of military protection in countries of small and medium-sized, which are close to the sources of threats
- said Major-General Wieslaw Kukula, Force Commander of territorial defense (WOT) countries, in an interview Defence24.
In his words, This doctrine is useful, especially in situations, when the forces of potential enemy far exceed the national capacity. He thinks, in these conditions it is necessary to transfer the center of gravity to the armed forces on the whole society, which should be responsible for the protection of the state, along with the army.
General believes, that the concept of total defense can find fertile soil in Poland. It involves participation in the defense of the country, not only the Army system, but also the entire society and all levels of public administration in the field.
As he explains,, in this scenario well trained military defense operations performed relying on the powerful forces and territorial reserve. In this case, the civil, polls properly trained, They have the skills of action in emergency situations.
Kukula claims, that the elements of total defense were widespread in the Nordic countries (primarily in Norway, Sweden, Finland) during the Cold War. In his opinion, Currently, there is a return to the strategy. Its individual components are introduced, in particular, in the Baltic countries, Switzerland, Singapore and Japan.
It is better to surrender?
Most of the users responded negatively to the statement of General.
total defense concept culturally fraught with tragic burden of history III Reich (Sy69mt).
This is not a good idea. In the case of Russian aggression such protection means the slaughter of innocents (razdwatri).
What, if the government is deceiving the citizens? let us say, ideologically motivated the chief ordered the community to wash the blood, staying itself somewhere in Hawaii? (Voodoo).
total war – this terrible destruction throughout the State infrastructure and the massacre of the population. It burned land, lunar landscapes, thousands of dead and wounded, the collapse of any economy (Teacher Z.).
Commentator nick obywatel compared with the behavior of the Prague and Warsaw at the time of the height of the Second World, specifying, Poland suffered enormous losses:
near the Czechs: no defense, almost no loss in human resources and in the benefits of culture. The result is identical to the.
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