brussels nato ally back plan wednesday two new military headquarter help protect europe event conflict russia lay grind u.s.-led alliance big expansion decades hop add deterrent factor russia nato defense minister agree create atlantic command logistics command help respond quickly threats europe officials say vital transatlantic alliance nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg tell news conference move force across atlantic move force across europe cost discuss 2018 two new regional base broad support show nato focus traditional task defend territory out-of-area campaign balkans libya afghanistan recent years germany eager host logistics command diplomats say give strategic location straddle central europe allow swift movement equipment personnel across border event conflict maritime nations portugal spain france unite state could host atlantic command diplomats say stress decision yet take stagger response russia 2014 annexation ukraine crimea peninsula nato already put troop rotation baltic state poland strengthen presence black sea seek modernize force kremlin deny harbor aggressive intentions toward europe condemn move attempt encircle russia nato say russia war game september mass tens thousands troop alliance eastern flank another reason good prepare deter moscow russia increase naval patrol baltic sea north atlantic arctic deploy submarine nato officials say although size navy small cold war era want pull nato back europe want focus nato maritime role norway defence minister frank bakke-jensen say new atlantic command would survey vast area task make sea lanes safe u.s. reinforcements europe man experts cyber warfare well conventional weapons maritime area greenland iceland britain clear vulnerability nato conflict need good surveillance peacetime diplomats say decision unlikely revive much large cold war-era atlantic command disband 2002 would mean expansion nato years cutbacks follow fall soviet union height cold war number personnel man nato 33 command reach 22,000. seven command today few 7,000 people nato countries also agree wednesday provide cyber weapons top commanders use military operations missions officials say potentially allow alliance take computer hackers first time step follow nato decision last year make cyber domain warfare along land sea air although commanders limit defensive task agreement take nato defense minister alliance commanders call ally unite state britain take hostile server website although detail yet formalize may proportionate response stoltenberg say nato agree new military command protect europe