https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=68614 Europe cannot realistically self-defend without US military support and the US nuclear umbrella; NATO's Article 5 remains the legal foundation of collective defence. Recent summit commitments set ambitious defence and security infrastructure spending targets as GDP shares, but genuine strategic autonomy would demand far greater defence expenditure, nuclear forces, and extensive industrial investment to close capability gaps. en-us Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:46:03 +0530 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=68614 Europe cannot realistically self-defend without US military support and the US nuclear umbrella; NATO's Article 5 remains the legal foundation of collective defence. Recent summit commitments set ambitious defence and security infrastructure spending targets as GDP shares, but genuine strategic autonomy would demand far greater defence expenditure, nuclear forces, and extensive industrial investment to close capability gaps. News - Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=68614