Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since ...

Across Europe, leaders for years have promised to ramp up defense spending, though progress has been slow. NATO in 2014 set a target that each member dish out 2 percent of its GDP on defense by 2024.

Michel Yakovleff, former deputy commander of NATO forces in Europe, told CNN. Aside from its huge power, the American arsenal’s size and diversity gives it another key advantage in nuclear war ...