A report in the New York Times claims the US is planning to transfer heavy military equipment to the Baltic states and East European nations.<br /><br /> If true it would be the first time since the Cold War that the US has stationed weapons in the new NATO countries that were once allied with Moscow.<br /><br /> The article quotes unnamed officials claiming the Pentagon is poised to send tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy weaponry sufficient for a force of around 5000 troops.<br /><br /> The paper says the countries would include the three Baltic states as well as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and possibly Hungary. <br /><br /> An official is quoted as saying the the move is to reassure US NATO allies who are uneasy about Russian intervention in Ukraine, as well as to deter further aggression.<br /><br /> In a statement a Pentagon spokesman said no decision has yet been taken on the storage of military equipment.<br /><br /> But the paper claimed the proposal is expected to be approved by the US Defence Secretary Ash Carter before a NATO def
