US trims deep-strike assets for NATO as it pivots from Europe
TL;DR
The US plans to withdraw access to deep-strike and other long-range capabilities for NATO, scaling back assets in Europe—including B-2 and B-52 bombers, missile-launching submarines and aircraft carriers, and reducing fighter and aerial-refueling jets—reallocating them to other theaters under NATO’s Force Model. Officials say European allies can compensate for the gaps, even as US-NATO ties strain amid Washington’s pivot away from Europe.
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- US to cut air and naval assets deployed for NATO operations in Europe Al Jazeera
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