Key facts
- NATO officials believe Europe can manage US military withdrawals.
- Europe currently lacks some weapons slated for US withdrawal.
- There is no clear strategy for replacing these withdrawn weapons.
- The US is urging Europe to allocate more military hardware to NATO for crisis response.
NATO officials expressed confidence that Europe could absorb deep US military cuts, even as the continent lacks some of the weapons Washington plans to withdraw and has no clear path to replace them. The US is urging Europe to allocate more military hardware to NATO for crisis response as Washington plans to withdraw assets from the alliance, prompting Europe to address potential gaps.