In an article titled "NATO: 500,000 Troops on High Readiness for War With Russia," Antiwar's Kyle Anzalone highlights NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's comments on Friday stating the alliance actually has a far greater number of troops it could deploy than the 300,000 it had previously set as its goal.

"Allies are offering forces to NATO's command at a scale not seen in decades," Stoltenberg said on Friday. " Today we have 500,000 troops at high readiness across all domains, significantly more than the goal that was set at the 2022 Madrid Summit."

Anzalone writes the following:

"The alliance hit its goal as its members significantly ratcheted up support for Kiev in recent weeks. The US and several other nations also recently gave a green light for Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets inside Russia.

"The Netherlands and Denmark plan to supply Kiev with F-16s in the coming months, and say the advanced aircraft could be used to bomb Russia. Stoltenberg added that he welcomes the policy shift, and said it should not be considered an escalation by Russia."

This comes shortly after we learned that NATO is developing multiple "land corridors" to rush troops to the frontline of a future hot war with Russia in eastern Europe.