🌐🇪🇺🇺🇸”European NATO members are considering the possibility of a full-scale ground war on their own continent. This might entail fighting such a war without the firepower of the United States.”‼️
👉Most of the European military community lacks experience in planning and conducting large-scale, joint military operations involving multiple states.
👉Some American defense experts argue that a large part of Europe’s military has become a “Potemkin army,” unprepared for combat and winning a long war.
👉Great Britain and France are the leading military powers in Europe, but both have reduced troop numbers since the Cold War.
- France’s active armed forces decreased by 56% from 1990 to 2024 to 203,850.
👉The United Kingdom continues to reduce these numbers.
According to a 2023 document from the Defence Command, the British Army’s strength will decrease to 73,000 soldiers by 2025, the lowest level since the Napoleonic Wars of 1803-1815.
👉France can mobilize 20,000 troops within 30 days, according to General Pierre Chille, head of the country’s joint land army command.
At best, the United Kingdom would be able to field a division of 20,000-30,000 troops, a process likely taking more than a month.
👉Some European generals advocate for the reintroduction of mass conscription, although the resulting recruitment wave will not replace the professionally trained, highly skilled soldiers needed in modern warfare.
👉It makes no sense to train a combat unit if it cannot be quickly moved and supplied with resources for a long war.
👉The United States supplies most of the long-range cruise and ballistic missiles. However, Europe lacks Patriot-like missile defense systems in sufficient quantities to provide effective protection against incoming projectiles.
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