Pentagon review tests NATO burden-sharing, Hegseth warns

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Pentagon review tests NATO burden-sharing, Hegseth warns
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month Pentagon-led review of American forces in Europe, warning that some NATO allies will fail while others pass with flying colors as Washington pushes a 3.5% of GDP defense-spending benchmark and seeks closer European burden-sharing, including access to bases for Iran strikes, to accelerate NATO’s shift of primary defense responsibility to Europe.

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