The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy urged London to “plan to move away from a bilateral relationship with the United States that is so dependent on the latter for nuclear and intelligence operations, and conventional defence”.<\/p>\n
Follow latest on Middle East war<\/a><\/p>\n It also advised the UK, Europe and Canada to develop a plan “for a transition towards greater European leadership of NATO<\/a>“.<\/p>\n The intervention, published on Friday, came as President Trump again lambasted his allies – and the UK in particular – for choosing not to join his war against Iran.<\/p>\n He mocked the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers as “toys”, while accusing fellow NATO countries of having “done absolutely nothing” to help combat the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n Posting on social media, the president added: “The USA needs nothing from NATO, but ‘never forget’ this very important point in time.”<\/p>\n The comment is a further signal that Washington’s support to the transatlantic alliance under Article 5 of its founding treaty on collective defence – where an attack on one ally is deemed to be an attack on all – cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n Mr Trump has already repeatedly dismissed Mr Starmer as not being like Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n Read more: The increased unpredictability of the White House’s security priorities is upending NATO assumptions on the defence of Europe – which has always been built around a belief that the US armed forces would be the dominant power on the side of the allies in a war.<\/p>\n The Supreme Allied Commander Europe – the top operational commander in the alliance – has only ever been an American, while the US military provides critical elements to any fight such as satellite feeds, electronic warfare jammers and overwhelming mass.<\/p>\n It means a European-only force would be a lot less capable.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n \n Watch: Could Iran attack the UK?\n <\/p>\n The committee – which was assessing the UK’s National Security Strategy, published last June – said it was important for the government to continue to collaborate with the US where practical.<\/p>\n But it must also “develop a clear plan, along with other European allies, for a transition towards greater European leadership of NATO”.<\/p>\n
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