World Jul 07, 2026 · 1 min read

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

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have expended stockpiles of sought-after missiles, leaving gap in military resourcesThere are growing concerns in Europe that the US defence industrial base is no longer providing the weapons pledged to Nato allies with US stockpiles depleted owing to the conflicts in Ukrain...

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by Andrew Roth in Washington
Europe faces up to prospect US may be unable to arm Nato allies

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have expended stockpiles of sought-after missiles, leaving gap in military resources

There are growing concerns in Europe that the US defence industrial base is no longer providing the weapons pledged to Nato allies with US stockpiles depleted owing to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, leaving allies to consider new avenues to arm and defend themselves.

As Nato leaders including the US president, Donald Trump, convene in Ankara, Turkey, the US plans to address European defence spending and concerns over the Trump administration’s future commitment to the military alliance.

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