General Discussion

The U.S. spends such a massive amount on NATO because it wants to spend a massive amount on NATO to feed the gaping maw of a corporate welfare program known as the Department of Defense. Our defense contractors are already in the throes of FAFO as Europe has slowed purchases from American companies. Europe has nukes, advanced weapons, and excellent militaries. Europe can and likely has already reverse engineered anything they don’t make.

Russia would not get its rag tag conscript army with Afghan War weapons more than a few miles into Poland before it was annihilated. Putin is too smart to try that.

Edit: Actually, any Russian army that attacked NATO would likely have mass desertions and disintegrate before it was annihilated.