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Pentagon Survey Raises Concerns Over Alliance Unity
A Pentagon questionnaire sent to NATO allies has sparked tension and criticism among European officials, with some viewing it as an unnecessary stress test that could divide the alliance. The survey, linked to the ongoing US force posture review, assesses governments’ public support for US policy and their level of engagement with US defense contractors. Estonian lawmaker Marko Mihkelson told Breaking Defense that a better approach would have been to raise these issues at a NATO North Atlantic Council meeting. The development was first reported by Bloomberg and has been confirmed by a NATO official, with several European countries weighing how to respond to the US queries, as reported by Breaking Defense.