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Pentagon Wants U.S. Companies To Have Access To EU Defense Pact

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According to Reuters, A new European military pact risks shutting American companies out of defense contracts and undermining NATO, the United States has told the European Union, hinting at possible retaliation. In a May 1 letter, the U.S. government said limitations under consideration on the involvement of non-EU countries in the European pact amounted to “poison pills”. But Trump’s “America First” policy, problems for European firms breaking into the U.S.

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