Military of Estonia
The Military of Estonia is introducing a new 21st century based cyber warfare and defence formation in order to protect the vital infrastructure and e-infrastructure of Estonia. Currently the leading organization in the Estonian cyber defence is the CERT (the Computer Emergency Response Team of Estonia), established in 2006, as an organisation responsible for the management of security incidents in .ee computer networks. Its task is to assist Estonian internet users in the implementation of preventive measures in order to reduce possible damage from security incidents and to help them in responding to security threats. The unit deals with security incidents that occur in Estonian networks, are started there, or have been notified of by citizens or institutions either in Estonia or abroad.[16]
On June 25, 2007, Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves met with the president of USA, George W. Bush.[17] Among the topics discussed were the attacks on Estonian e-infrastructure. [18] The attacks triggered a number of military organisations around the world to reconsider the importance of network security to modern military doctrine. On June 14, 2007, defence ministers of NATO members held a meeting in Brussels, issuing a joint communiqué promising immediate action. First public results are estimated to arrive by autumn 2007.[19]
As to the placement of a newly planned NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE), Bush proclaimed the policy of USA as supporting Estonia as this centre's location.[20] In the aftermath of the Cyberattacks on Estonia 2007, plans to combine network defence with Estonian military doctrine, and related NATO plans to create a Cybernetic Defence Centre in Estonia, have been nicknamed the "Tiger's Defence" (Estonian: Tiigrikaitse), in reference to Tiigrihüpe.[21]
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International relations
The Washington Treaty was ratified by the Riigikogu on March 10, 2004. Since 29 March 2004 Estonia is a full member of the NATO. It had been one of its foremost priorities since the restoration of independence. The United States is among the countries with which Estonia has very close cooperation in the defence and security fields. Currently Estonia takes seriously participation in NATO Response Force and contributes in NTM-I (NATO Training Mission - Iraq). At the present Estonia has 35 soldiers fighting alongside American Forces in the Iraq War and 120 soldiers, or about 3% of its total active military force, fighting alongside British Forces in the ISAF. In both cases, the units are regularly rotated. Estonia also provides peacekeepers for international missions in both Bosnia and Kosovo within the framework of the KFOR and contributes to EU battlegroups and NATO Response Force rotations. The Estonian military employs STANAG (NATO interoperable) weapons and equipment acquired from Finland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, the United States, and Israel.
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Notes and references
- ^ http://mod.gov.ee/?op=body&id=479 Kaitseministeeriumi 2008. aasta eelarve
- ^ http://mod.gov.ee/?op=body&id=6 Kaitsekulutused 2008. aastal
- ^ http://mil.ee/index_eng.php Estonian National Defence Policy
- ^ The World Book Encyclopedia ISBN 0716601036
- ^ The History of the Baltic States by Kevin O'Connor ISBN 0313323550
- ^ The History of the Baltic States by Kevin O'Connor ISBN 0313323550
- ^ The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by David J. Smith, Page 24, ISBN 0415285801
- ^ (Finnish) Pavel Petrov at Finnish Defence Forces home page
- ^ (Russian) documents published from the State Archive of the Russian Navy
- ^ The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by David J. Smith p.19 ISBN 0415285801
- ^ The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by David J. Smith, Page 27, ISBN 0415285801
- ^ Five Years of Dates at Time magazine on Monday, Jun. 24, 1940
- ^ http://www.mil.ee/?menu=kaitsevagi&sisu=kvaja1 History of the Estonian Defence Forces
- ^ (Estonian)51 years from the Raua Street Battle at Estonian Defence Forces Home Page
- ^ http://mod.gov.ee/?op=body&id=401 NATO investeeringud
- ^ http://www.ria.ee/?id=28201 CERT Estonia
- ^ White House May 4, 2007: President Bush to Welcome President Toomas Ilves of Estonia
- ^ Yahoo/AFP June 25, 2007: Bush, Ilves eye tougher tack on cybercrime
- ^ Eesti Päevaleht June 15, 2007: NATO andis rohelise tule Eesti küberkaitse kavale by Ahto Lobjakas
- ^ Eesti Päevaleht June 28, 2007: USA toetab Eesti küberkaitsekeskust by Krister Paris
- ^ Office of the President of Estonia June 25, 2007: President Ilves kohtus Ameerika Ühendriikide riigipeaga
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