And yes, they have to pivot more towards Asia. So it is only logical for them to expect us in Europe to step up over time. And There is this plan already in since Jens Stoltenberg, my predecessor, designed it, the NATO defence planning process to over time make sure that Europe can take over more of these capabilities of these core enablers from the US. to do more of the protection of the European continent. We still having a strong conventional US Presence in Europe also going forward and of course the nuclear umbrella as our ultimate guarantor. (06:30–06:44)
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Asserts that a NATO defense planning process exists to enable Europe to assume more defense capabilities from the U.S.
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