Royal navy loses its anti-ship missiles

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Last time I checked France was still linked up with NATO, and so borders get defended on the east-european border with Russia, in the Mediterranean, in Scandinavia and over the supply lines in the Atlantic. And at the European border to Turkey as well.

Why else had even the Canadians troops stationed in Europe in the past? Not because the Greenland Inuit threatened to march into Toronto. And the risk of Denmark invading Germany, is also relatively small, I'd say.

Indeed, but the US is becoming increasingly isolationist, NATO still holds but it might not hold forever and we need a back-up in case the next time things go south the US doesn't immediately throw its hat into the ring to help us.