"Trump strongly considering pulling US out of NATO, Britain's Telegraph reports"
#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Escalation #Retreat #Defeat

US President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO in an interview published Wednesday by Britain's Daily Telegraph, describing the Western alliance as a "paper tiger". The threat comes after European allies declined to join his war against Iran.
and from our non-diplomat...
"Rubio lashes out at Nato partners: will the alliance break?"
#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Escalation #Retreat #Defeat
https://www.eurotopics.net/en/355573/rubio-lashes-out-at-nato-partners-will-the-alliance-break

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has slammed Spain's government for refusing to allow the US to use its airspace for the Iran war. In an interview he said that Nato could not be 'a one-way street' and announced that the alliance would have to be re-examined. Italy also recently denied US fighter jets the right to land in Sicily. Europe's press sees the alliance in grave danger.
#TACO Boy at work
" Flags flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, 19 January, 2026
Trump considers pulling US out of 'paper tiger' NATO"
#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Escalation #Retreat #Defeat
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/trump-considers-pulling-us-out-of-paper-tiger-nato
#China leapfrogged #India and armed #Pakistan with #nuclear tech.
#Russia jumped over China and armed #NorthKorea with nuclear.
Should India go over Pakistan's head and help #Iran with nuclear?
#Trump's attack on Iran — while simultaneously backstabbing allies in #Europe and reneging on its 1994 security guarantees to #Ukraine (under the #BudapestMemorandum) — has made it clear that nuclear arms are now a requirement for survival when security deals are not honored.
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-and-security-assurances-glance
West Bengal goes to the polls in weeks. Part 1 of my data series is live.
Kolkata ranks 3rd in India by GDP. The rank is real. The story behind it is not so comfortable.
https://www.grainofdata.com/p/kolkata-a-rank-worth-questioning