A FACT CHECK for EU and Non-American NATO Members

Date:

  1. 60% of NATO defence spending is done by the US.
  2. 80% of the production of weapons and arms for NATO is done by US companies.
  3. The US is one of the few countries in NATO that has a battle-hardened, functional, combat-ready force.
  4. 90% of research and innovation in the defence sector (NATO) comes from the US.
  5. The UN HQ is in the US, and it funds 40% of UN programmes.
  6. The US is the biggest economy in the world and directly or indirectly supports 40% of jobs in Europe and Canada.
  7. The US is the most resource-rich country in the world.
  8. US currency is the most widely accepted currency in the world—more than the Euro, for sure.

Also:

  1. I forgot to mention that the US has troops physically deployed in various parts of Europe—almost 70,000 on active duty. There are 33,000 in Germany alone, which is almost a Corps-strength force.
  2. The US provides air defence protection to Germany against any nuclear threat.
  3. 12,000 troops are deployed in Italy, which is almost a Division-strength force.

Dear EU members, please conduct a situation analysis in this light and work towards peace.

PS: Post-WW2, Germany and Italy, the two losers of WW2, were given protection by the US. That is why around 40,000 US troops are stationed there with the latest equipment. If that expenditure were placed on the shoulders of these two countries, their economies would sink.

France has offered to provide anti-nuclear cover now, but Germany is reluctant to accept it.

The EU has no option but to recoil and talk peace. It is in their favour.

Lt Col Umang Kohli (Retd.)
Lt Col Umang Kohli (Retd.)
Lt Col Umang Kohli (Retd) served the Indian Armed Forces for 24 years, with six years stationed in Jammu & Kashmir. As a company commander from 2004 to 2007, he led numerous successful anti-terrorism operations. His experiences in Kashmir were chronicled in the widely acclaimed book In The Times of Article 370. He has since then studied the impact of information on warfare. Has done four different courses in Journalism and Mass Communication including two of them in Australia and United States. With a background in armored formations and the NCC, he has authored numerous articles and delivered lectures on geopolitics and hybrid warfare, making him one of the few journalists with active combat experience.

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