General Discussion

And lose a large portion of their firepower, munitions stockpiles, and nearly all of their logistics capabilities. Nato is basically entirely dependant on the US for transportation. European nations have very limited capabilities for military sealift and heavy airlift. Their mid air refueling capacity is also lower. Even within continental Europe, the US does a lot of the heavy lifting and nearly all of the coordination. Air defense suppression and electronic warfare is primarily handled by the US. With a full withdrawal, NATO loses its ability to mount more than a small expeditionary force outside of Europe and are very limited in how long they could sustain a high intensity conflicts within Europe. European military procurement and production lacks the capacity to replace the US at this time.