Is NATO going to become the EU military force?

Question

Will NATO change to become only a group of EU nations as the military arm?

Answer 1

You don't know a whole lot about NATO, do you? Most of the military hardware used by NATO, is American. Many of it's generals and field commanders are American. Eliminate America and you might as well hang up your spurs, because you will have a military force without military equipment.

Answer 2

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was created as a way for the West to stand up to the might of the USSR during the Cold War.

It is not the EU's private army by any stretch of the imagination . After all, 2 of the founding nations are across the Atlantic, in the form of Canada and the US.

However, it is true that the US supplies a very large portion of the hardware and manpower used by NATO. But even if the US pulled out, NATO would still exist and function, even with a gap this size in its effectives.

Answer 3

NATO isn't a force. It's an alliance. How bad is this alliance? Well there is 32,000 or so NATO troops in Afganistan and the force is considered overstreached. 32,000 guys would never have stopped a Soviet/Warsaw Pact invasion. Many countries are now refusing to send troops to Afganistan.

I heard that the EU wants to have an exterior force (troops that would work outside the EU boarders) of 100,000 men which would be 40% the size of the Iraqi army.

Answer 4

EUFOR is only 7500 strong at the moment and very young. I dont think its what NATO will become but it will be resposible for the security of the EU. It will do peacekeeping, policing and its been mentioned it will take part in offensive military operations which i dont think NATO does ( i may be wrong so please let me know, thanks )

Answer 5

Maybe in the long term, but not for many years, barring a major change in US-European relations. I personally don't get why NATO still exists, but that's me