Europe faces up to prospect US may be unable to arm Nato allies

According to The Guardian, Europe is confronting the possibility that the United States may no longer be able to supply the weapons it has pledged to NATO allies. Wars in Ukraine and Iran have drawn down American stockpiles of sought-after missiles, and there are growing concerns that the US defense industrial base simply can't keep up. That's pushing European nations to weigh new ways to arm and defend themselves. The worry lands as NATO leaders, including President Donald Trump, gather in Ankara, Turkey, where Washington plans to press allies on defense spending amid questions about the Trump administration's long-term commitment to the alliance.

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