Isizathu Sokuthi i-Italy Isebenzise Abalwi Bayo eLithuania

NguManlio Dinucci, Septhemba 2, 2020

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E-Europe kulindeleke ukuba kwehle ngo-60% kulo nyaka uma kuqhathaniswa nango-2019, ngenxa yemikhawulo yeCovid-19, okubeka engcupheni imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-7. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ithrafikhi yomoya wezempi iyakhula.

NgoLwesihlanu, ngo-Agasti 28, amabhomu ayisithupha e-US Air Force B-52 ahlasela amazwe angamashumi amathathu e-NATO eNyakatho Melika nase-Europe ngosuku olulodwa, ezungezwe ngamabhomu angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili angamabhomu avela emazweni ahlangene ezigabeni ezahlukene.

Lo msebenzi omkhulu obizwa nge- "Allied Sky" - uthe uNobhala Jikelele weNATO uJens Stoltenberg - ukhombisa "ukuzibophezela okunamandla kwe-United States kuma-Allies futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi siyakwazi ukunqanda ubudlova." Ukuqondiswa "kobudlova baseRussia" eYurophu kuyabonakala.

Ama-B-52, adluliswa ngo-Agasti 22 esuka eNyakatho Dakota Minot Air Base aya eFairford eGreat Britain, akuzona izindiza ezindala zeCold War ezisetshenziselwa imibhoshongo kuphela. Zilokhu zenziwa zanamuhla, futhi zigcina indima yazo njengamabhomu wamasu ebanga elide. Manje zithuthukiswa ngokwengeziwe.

UMbutho Wezomoya wase-US maduze uzohlomisa ama-B-52 angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha ngezinjini ezintsha ngemali engu- $ 20 billion. Lezi zinjini ezintsha zizovumela amabhomu ukuba ahambe ngendiza eyi-8,000 km ngaphandle kokufaka uphethiloli endizeni, ngayinye ithwele amathani ama-35 wamabhomu nemicibisholo ehlome ngezihloko ezivamile noma zenuzi. Ngo-Ephreli odlule, i-US Air Force yanikela iRaytheon Co. ukuthi ikhiqize umcibisholo omusha wokuhamba ibanga elide, ohlome ngempi yenuzi yamabhomu eB-52.

Ngalezi nezinye iziqhumane zokuhlasela ngenuzi, kufaka phakathi i-B-2 Spirit, i-US Air Force yenza ukuhlasela okungaphezu kwama-200 eYurophu kusukela ngo-2018, ikakhulukazi eBaltic naseLwandle Olumnyama eduze nendawo yezindiza yaseRussia.

Amazwe aseYurophu e-NATO abamba iqhaza kulezi zivivinyo, ikakhulukazi e-Italy. Ngenkathi iB-52 indiza phezu kwezwe lethu ngo-Agasti 28, amasosha ase-Italiya angenelela.

Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, amabhomu-bombers e-Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon ahlasela ukuyothumela esikhungweni saseSiauliai eLithuania, esekelwa amasosha akhethekile angaba yikhulu. Kusukela ngoSepthemba 1, bazohlala lapho izinyanga eziyi-8 kuze kube ngu-Ephreli 2021, ukuze "bavikele" indawo yezindiza yaseBaltic. Kungumsebenzi wesine we-NATO "wamaphoyisa omoya" owenziwe endaweni yaseBaltic yi-Italian Air Force.

Abalwi base-Italy bakulungele amahora angama-24 ngosuku ukuya ukukhwabanisa, ukuthatha i-alamu futhi babambe izindiza "ezingaziwa": zihlala ziyizindiza zaseRussia ezindiza phakathi kwesikhumulo sezindiza sangaphakathi kanye neKaliningrad yaseRussia exlave ngendiza yasemhlabeni jikelele eBaltic.

Isizinda saseLithuania saseSiauliai, lapho bethunyelwe khona, sithuthukiswe yi-United States; I-USA iphindaphinde kathathu amandla ayo ngokutshala imali engama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-24 kuyo. Isizathu sicacile: isizinda sasemoyeni siqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-220 ukusuka eKaliningrad nase-600 sisuka eSt. Petersburg, ibanga elihanjwa yisilwi esifana ne-Eurofighter Typhoon emizuzwini embalwa.

Kungani i-NATO isebenzisa lezi kanye nezinye izinto ezijwayelekile nezenuzi ezinamandla amabili enuzi eduze neRussia? Impela hhayi ukuvikela amazwe aseBaltic ekuhlaselweni yiRussia okungasho ukuqala kwempi yezwe ye-thermonuclear uma kwenzeka. Kungenzeka okufanayo uma izindiza zeNATO zihlasela amadolobha angomakhelwane aseRussia asuka eBaltic.

Isizathu sangempela salokhu kuthunyelwa ukwandisa ukungezwani ngokwakha isithombe sesitha esiyingozi, iRussia ilungiselela ukuhlasela iYurophu. Leli isu lokungezwani elisetshenziswe yiWashington, ngokubambisana kohulumeni baseYurophu namaPhalamende kanye ne-European Union.

Lelisu libandakanya ukwanda kwemali esetshenziswayo kwezempi ngenxa yezindleko zomphakathi. Isibonelo: izindleko zehora lokundiza le-Eurofighter zabalwa yi-Air Force efanayo kuma-euro angama-66,000 (kufaka phakathi ukwehliswa kwezindiza). Inani elingaphezu kwemiholo emikhulu eyisamba ngonyaka emalini yomphakathi.

Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho i-Eurofighter isuka “iyokuvikela” indawo yomoya yaseBaltic, ishisa ngehora elilodwa imisebenzi emibili e-Italy.