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Russia is preparing for a long-term war and could pose a potential threat to NATO allies within a few years,\u201d the Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmn.dk\/en\/news\/2024\/fast-tracking-key-investments-in-defence-and-security-and-full-gender-equality-in-conscription\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The additional funds will go to reinforcing the Army\u2019s 1st heavy brigade, which is Denmark\u2019s fore package assigned to the NATO Response Force, acquiring more land-based air defense systems and bolstering the Navy\u2019s anti-submarine warfare capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit in question will have to be deployable on short notice, based on NATO standards, and it receive new tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denmark borders the Baltic and North seas along its 8,750 kilometers of shoreline, which could be vulnerable in the event of 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