Can NATO Beat Russia Without the United States? An Arsenal Analysis.

If America sits out, can NATO still hold the line? From tanks to warships to industrial firepower, we break down whether Europe alone could withstand a Russian invasion. Let’s find out. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ References https://www.politico.eu/article/german-spy-chief-moscow-ready-to-launch-attack-against-nato-by-end-of-decade/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-accuses-west-pushing-russia-its-red-lines-forcing-it-respond-2024-12-16/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/issue-brief-a-nato-strategy-for-countering-russia/ https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-intercontinental-missile-war-putin-d50183ccfc28b10c71e93f3e68159a61 https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/how-might-kremlin-test-natos-collective-defence https://fortune.com/2025/02/23/american-troops-european-armies-nato-russia-war-us-security-cost/ https://theweek.com/news/defence/104574/nato-vs-russia-who-would-win https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/without-the-usa-would-nato-still-win/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/nato-russia-trump-ukraine-peace-defence-spending-b2667012.html https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/defending-europe-without-us-first-estimates-what-needed https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/russia-war-nato-usa-troops-tanks-missiles-numbers-ukraine/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/nato-cannot-survive-without-america https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/3/nato-without-us-silly-but-trade-tensions-wont-affect-deterrence-chief https://www.ft.com/content/6beab2fe-224a-4c6c-afc6-51a10cdfadf4 https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/could-nato-cope-without-united-states https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/30/nato-europe-eu-defense-united-states/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a41713287/why-the-leopard-2-is-a-badass-tank/ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/01/25/explained-what-makes-the-leopard-2-so-powerful-compared-to-other-western-tanks https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/25/leopard-2-german-tanks-what-are-they-why-does-ukraine-want https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing-europe.php https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/27/europe-eu-nato-european-army-russia-ukraine-defense-military-strategy/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-facing-equipment-shortages-media-reported/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20combat%2Dready,also%20reportedly%20facing%20production%20limitations. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/07/russia-is-running-low-on-tanks-so-why-are-a-thousand-first-generation-t-72s-still-sitting-in-storage/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-relying-old-stocks-after-losing-3000-tanks-ukraine-leading-military-2024-02-13/ https://www.19fortyfive.com/2024/11/russias-new-ukraine-problem-running-out-of-tanks/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/07/17/how-is-ukraine-destroying-so-much--russian-artillery/ https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/01/russias-artillery-advantage-in-the-ukraine-war-is-slipping-away/ https://thedefensepost.com/2024/01/04/ukraine-german-leopard-tanks/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/17/putin-orders-third-increase-in-russian-troop-numbers-since-ukraine-invasion https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-orders-russian-army-grow-by-180000-soldiers-become-15-million-strong-2024-09-16/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery-shell-production-us-europe-ukraine/index.html https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/07/assessing-russian-plans-military-regeneration/07-russias-military-industrial-complex-and https://euro-sd.com/2024/09/articles/40149/inside-russias-2024-military-industrial-complex/ https://jamestown.org/program/russian-arms-exports-collapse-by-92-percent-as-military-industrial-complex-fails/ https://cepa.org/article/russias-year-of-truth-the-missing-military-hardware/ https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/08/something-is-rotten-in-the-state-of-russian-arms-industry.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/rate-of-russian-military-production-worries-european-war-planners https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nato-needs-a-defense-industrial-strategy-that-prioritizes-being-strong-smart-and-together/ https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/10/nato-and-its-defense-industrial-base.html https://www.csis.org/analysis/readying-natos-defense-industrial-base-its-100th-anniversary