Have you looked at the size of NATOs military lately? That ship sailed long ago.
It’s better to pay for that radar than to have to decide what to do in the future when Putin rolls tanks into some place like Estonia and they invoke article 5.
A radar system that provides no protection for the U.S. is going to keep Putin from rolling the tanks on Estonia? So what if he did? Who is going to stop him? Germany? France? Denmark?
Doing less than nothing right now just encourages Putin to start rolling tanks through NATO countries.
If the NATO countries are not willing to fund their own defense then why should we do it for them?
If the NATO countries are not willing to fund their own defense then why should we do it for them?
There has been recent news of increased defense spending in Europe. The Estonian FM made a statement about that I believe. They know they have to spend more.
A robust NATO response now including new installations would give Putin pause. He lives in the 1970’s and dreams of reassembling the USSR. You seem ok with that. I am not. It is not in US interest to have a nuclear armed bad actor rampaging through Europe today and someplace else tomorrow.