BRUSSELS - A new European military pact risks shutting American companies out of defense contracts and undermining NATO, the United States has told the European Union, hinting at possible retaliation.
“It is clear that similar reciprocally imposed U.S. restrictions would not be welcomed by our European partners and allies, and we would not relish having to consider them in the future,” said the letter from two U.S. Department of Defense undersecretaries, Ellen Lord and Andrea Thompson, to the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini.
But Trump’s “America First” policy, problems for European firms breaking into the U.S. weapons market and years of wasted defense spending have been the main motivation for European efforts to better integrate its armed forces. Officials at the European Union and the Pentagon were not immediately available for comment on the letter, which was first reported by Spain’s El Pais newspaper.
Bet potus would rather sell US kit, it's 1000% more productive than nato and a lot less fraught with zero return headachy politics.
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Can EU countries freely sell to USA and get grants from USA to develop weapon systems?