NATO faces a crisis of readiness, made worse by the European Union’s fixation on green policies that increase energy costs and undermine military preparedness.

Spain has rejected NATO’s proposed 5 percent GDP defense spending target — it is instead prioritizing green initiatives over security. The U.S., a NATO member, risks being drawn into a European conflict if deterrence through strength fails as the Russian bear threatens.

The EU’s green obsession mirrors the pitfalls of the wind and solar push in the U.S. Solar and wind penetration in states like California spiked electricity prices 98 percent between 2011 and 2023, due to dual grid systems, intermittent renewables and dispatchable gas backups. Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom have even higher electric rates than California, and California’s are double the U.S. national average.

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