gentoobro on Nostr: And yet Europe has essentially no military and depends on the US for defense. ...

And yet Europe has essentially no military and depends on the US for defense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_equipment_of_the_German_Air_Force

Germany's entire combat air force could barely fill two aircraft carriers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CVN-79)