Colonel Warns 100,000 U.S. Troops in Europe Would Be Vaporized in Russian Missile Strike

What was said

"Within the space of an hour, we could see dozens of airfields, airports, and troop cantonments, storage areas, command and control sites essentially vaporized in a hail of missiles."

A military colonel assessed that the 100,000 U.S. troops President Biden cited as deployed in Europe would be inadequate against 800,000-900,000 Russian forces and vulnerable to catastrophic attack. He warned that if NATO territory is used to launch missiles into Russia, Putin has made clear those sites would become legitimate targets, potentially resulting in mass casualties within an hour. The colonel characterized the deployment as primarily a public relations effort for domestic consumption rather than a credible military deterrent.