The Hague is preparation for the nato summit. This will be the largest Dutch Security Operation in recent history. The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague Serves As A Blueprint, But Pales in Comparary to What Is Now Being deployed.
The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) Took Place in 2014 at the Same Location in the Hague as the Nato Summit in June. The NSS is still in the books as the largest security operation in the Netherlands in recent history. But not for long.
The NSS was Attended by 58 World Leaders and was Secured by Thirteen Thousand Police Officers, Four Thousand Soldiers, Four Thousand Marechaussees, and a Lot of Defense Equipment.
For the upcoming Nato Summit in the Hague, More Than One Hundred Heads of Government and Ministers Are Expected. In Addition, The Summit Will Be Visited by Thousands of Delegation Members and Journalists. For this, the Largest Security Operation in Our Country’s Recent History is Being Set Up Again. This will turn the hague and its surroundings into a fortress.
The Numbers Don’t Lie. Around the Nato Summit, The Police Are deploying 27,000 officers. Defense Provides Support with Five Thousand Soldiers, and the Royal Marechaussee Will Work Nine Thousand Extra Shifts. In Addition, The Army, Air Force, and Navy Are deploying a Lot of Defense Equipment.
Prepared for threats that did not exist in 2014
Preparations are also Being Made for Threats that Did Not Exist in 2014. Think of the use of anti-drone systems in and around the hague, but also teams that must protect our country and the nato Summit Against Cyberattacks Campaigns.
The So-Called Counter Drone Systems Are Relatively New. These are air defense Systems Against unauthorized drones. Duration the Nato Summit, No Drone May Be Used in the Hague Airspace. An Exception Applies to Police Drones.
Security services are also on high alert because cyberattacks and sabotage are lurking. The National Coordinator for counter terrorism and security (NCTV) does not comment on what measures are being tasks to Guarantee cyber security. Neverbertheless, The NCTV UNEQUIVOCLAGY WARNS That Citizens and the Media May Face Disinformation. This also happened around the Nato Summits in Lithuania and the United States.
Military Equipment in the City
“Residents of the Hague and the Surrounding Area May also Encounter Military Installations in the Period Around the Summit,” Confirms A Spokesperson for the Organization Behind the Nato Summit to Nu.nl.
Defense does not make statements about which equipment will be deployed where. “They don’t want to make people with bad ideas any wiser than they are,” Explains the Spokesperson for the Nato Summit Organization. But there is a general picture of the security measures.
Duration the Nato Summit, The Airspace Within A Radius or 16 kilometers around the Hague Will Be Completely Closed. The Airspace Above the Hague is Guarded with Air Defense Systems on Both Land and Sea and with F-35 Fighter Jets. Should the Situation Require IT, Only Police and Trauma Helicopters May Enter the Closed Airspace.
Closure of Part of the North Sea
But it Doesn’t Stop there. For Safety Reasons, A part of the North Sea Off The Coast of the Hague Will also Be Closed. Together with Nato Partners, The Navy is Deploying Several Naval Vessels for “Monitoring and Securing on and from the Sea” and Monitoring the Closure of a Part of the North Sea Off The Coast of the Hague.
Vessels May Only Enter the Closed Part of the North Sea With A Legitimate Reason. This Includes, For Example, Fishing Boats from the Port of Scheveningen.
As you can see on the Map Below, Various Highways and Local Roads will also be temporarily or permanently closed to traffic duration the nato summit. For Example, Heads of Government are transported to and from Schiphol Airport, hotels, or the Palace of King Willem-Alexander via the closed routes.
Prepared for the arrival of President Trump
Finally, The World Forum in The Hague is also Being Prepared for the Nato Summit. That is the location Where the Summit Takes Place. “Experts are already Meticulously Examining the Building and its surroundings for the Possible Presence of Espionage Equipment or Explosives, For Example,” Says the Spokesperson for the Nato Summit Organization.
With this enormous security operation, The Netherlands is also prepared for the Possible arrival of US President Donald Trump. He has not yet official confirmed that he will be present at the nato Summit, but the organization of the Summit Assumes That he will be in the Hague on June 24 and 25.