NATO Faces Existential Crisis as Europe Pursues Nuclear Alternatives
Trump's renewed threats of NATO withdrawal have triggered concrete European fallback planning, with France exploring nuclear deterrent extension to other EU states and Germany increasing defense spending. Simultaneously, the China-Iran axis is deepening through intelligence sharing and missile technology transfers, creating a multipolar challenge to Western alliance structures.
The 75-year Atlantic alliance framework is fracturing in real-time, potentially accelerating European strategic autonomy and reshaping global security architecture around competing blocs.
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