This present timeline was predicted back in 2011. European politicians have been cutting their defense spending for some time and their military capabilities ha

This present timeline was predicted back in 2011. European politicians have been cutting their defense spending for some time and their military capabilities have been deteriorating. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/text-of-speech-by-robert-gates-on-the-future-of-nato/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/text-of-spe...