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Pentagon Official Tells NATO to Boost Defense
A Pentagon official visited Brussels, Belgium recently. Elbridge Colby is the Pentagon's top policy official.
He told European NATO defense ministers to strengthen their combat abilities. The United States will reduce some forces in Europe.
But the US remains committed to NATO. Colby went instead of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth did not attend the meeting.
Klear Note — NATO is a military alliance of 32 countries led by the US. Europe has relied on American troops for defense since World War II.
Key Terms 3
- NATO
- Military alliance of North American and European countries that work together for defense
- Pentagon
- The US Department of Defense, which runs the military
- conventional forces
- Regular military troops and weapons, not nuclear weapons