Fully support your view that Europe needs to outmatch Russia in terms of military strength. However if Trump completely withdraws support there will be a problem in that much of NATO's forces are dependent on US supplied arms and technology which it may be impossible to rapidly emulated.
Whilst I agree that generally wars are one by the side that can deploy the most resources, making sure you invest in effective resources is important. The failure of the US to invest in the development of their torpedos prior to the attack by Japan, meant that many lives were lost and opportunities wasted as that resource was ineffective. Ukraine has demonstrated that expensive tanks and aircraft can be overcome with low cost weapons, so how you use superior resources effectively remains important.
Fully support your view that Europe needs to outmatch Russia in terms of military strength. However if Trump completely withdraws support there will be a problem in that much of NATO's forces are dependent on US supplied arms and technology which it may be impossible to rapidly emulated.
Whilst I agree that generally wars are one by the side that can deploy the most resources, making sure you invest in effective resources is important. The failure of the US to invest in the development of their torpedos prior to the attack by Japan, meant that many lives were lost and opportunities wasted as that resource was ineffective. Ukraine has demonstrated that expensive tanks and aircraft can be overcome with low cost weapons, so how you use superior resources effectively remains important.