Defense: USA presents allies with questionnaire on NATO reform plans
What do European alliance partners think of the US project Nato 3.0? A US questionnaire is causing new debates in Brussels - primarily because it also contains explosive questions.
The US has sent a questionnaire to NATO allies as part of a review of its military presence in Europe. The US wants European allies to take main responsibility for conventional defence in Europe under the "Nato 3.0" concept, with the US providing a nuclear umbrella and limited conventional capabilities. The questionnaire, confirmed by US Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, covers topics including willingness to take on more responsibility in NATO's command structure and purchases of US defence equipment.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the consultations, citing increased defence spending by European countries, including $139 billion in 2025, and improved military capabilities.
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