The nursing home for retired neocons, also known as NATO, continually disregards any offers for peace. Russia has been adamant that NATO must not back it into a corner or the situation could go nuclear. Yet, NATO has revealed plans to build another factory close to Russia’s border.
German-based Rheinmetall has partnered with NATO to build an artillery ammunition plant in Baisogala, Lithuania. The facility will be able to produce “tens of thousands of 155mm” artillery shells annually, according to Rheinmetall. The 180 million euro facility will open by the middle of 2026. These shells weigh around 100 pounds each and are two feet in length and NATO members have already provided Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of rounds. The United States alone has plans to generate 100,000 shells monthly and over 1 million annually, but only produced a few thousand annually prior to the war. This new facility will allow NATO to replenish stockpiles as the war wages on for years to come.
NATO claims that the strategic location would deter Russia from invading the Baltic States or attempting to cut them off from Poland through the Suwa ki Gap, a 60-mile stretch of land on the Poland-Lithuania border, located amid Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad has been completely encircled by NATO since Sweden and Finland joined the bloc.
“The establishment of the German defense industry company Rheinmetall’s ammunition factory in Lithuania is not only significant in the context of the defense industry’s development but will also address the needs of our armed forces,” said Lithuanian Minister of Defense Laurynas Kas i nas.
Belarus and Russia held joint exercises near the Suwalki Gap in 2022. Russia has been increasing its military presence in Kaliningrad over the years and believes it is on the defensive against NATO. The necons do not want peace with Russia. They are actively building facilities to instigate tensions and relay the message that their war will not end until they seize Russia – a goal that will fail.
