 The alliance announced that a new U.S. air defense base in northern Poland is ready, designed to detect and intercept short and intermediate range ballistic missiles. Poland putting itself on more of a war footing, just in case. The Polish armed forces chief of staff saying Poland needs to prepare its soldiers for all-out conflict as the country boosts the number of troops it has on its border with Russia and Belarus. Following the war in Ukraine, Warsaw also ramped up its defense spending to more than 4% of its economic output this year.