United States Pentagon
Coverage of United States Pentagon in the Nexus archive.
- Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment
Polish government officials expressed concern over the Pentagon's cancellation of a planned 4,000-troop deployment to Poland, arguing that Poland's $50 billion investment in U.S. weapons purchases and annual $15,000 per-soldier contribution to hosting American forces demonstrate its status as a key NATO ally. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz attended a ceremony highlighting Poland's commitment to trans-Atlantic defense ties while appealing to retain the approximately 10,000 U.S. soldiers currently stationed in the country.
- Pentagon pauses Canada joint military board, pointing to Carney remarks
The US Pentagon has suspended its involvement in a joint military consultation body with Canada due to remarks made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid tensions between President Trump and Trudeau. The move affects the joint board that coordinates military matters between the two countries. This decision comes after Trudeau's address to the World Economic Forum earlier this year.