Summary
NATO allies informally discussed deploying troops to Greenland after Trump threatened military action to seize the Danish territory.
Germany and other European nations explored possible responses, including invoking NATO’s Article 5, though it was ruled out due to US veto power.
Denmark pledged $1.5 billion to bolster Arctic security, while NATO considered expanding its presence.
Trump cites strategic concerns over Russian and Chinese influence and US missile defense. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte acknowledged Arctic security needs but sought to defuse tensions.
And this is the only reason why Trump didn’t pull the US out of NATO.
Because of the veto power, he can effectively block them from taking action against the United States.
NATO is dead.
If other world leaders had half a brain between them, they would be forming a new alliance without the United States as we speak.
The new alliance already exists. It’s called the European Union.
The EU doesn’t include the UK, Canada, Norway, or Turkey. It isn’t really a good NATO substitute.
Yeah, we really need some kind of external European defence sphere to cover us in Canada. No amount of maple syrup (or rare earth metals) is too great a cost.
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