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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bel Trew

Europe should prepare for world without US nuclear deterrence, former Nato chief warns

Europe could face a future without US nuclear deterrence, the former deputy head of Nato has warned, as Donald Trump’s vow to take Greenland smashes the “post Second World War order”.

The White House has doubled down on its threat against the strategic, mineral rich island, a semi autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark. In a statement on Tuesday, Washington warned that “US military force is always an option” to achieve Trump’s “national security priority”.

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