NATO is building a vast AI network along its eastern flank, designed to spot an attack early and strike back fast. The plan is called the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, and internal documents name one adversary outright: Russia.

German tabloid BILD obtained the papers and shared them through the Axel Springer network, Business Insider reported.

The documents keep returning to one phrase: a “Kill Web”. It describes a tightly linked digital mesh that ties together satellites, reconnaissance drones, radar, ground sensors and cameras. If one node drops out, another takes over.

The network watches the whole border at once, from Finland down to Romania.

See first, decide first, strike first