Locator: 49746USMACRO.
AI prompt: would the US be better off without NATO?
One word: leverage.
If there's any "truth" to this or if the story has legs, the tipping point was Venezuela / Maduro.
AI prompt: entangling alliances.
ICYMI:
Venezuela raid: why the US "used" a nuclear bomber to ensure a successful outcome. Link here.
Links to multiple videos here.
Top five "air forces" in the world: link here.
Military aircraft fleets by country: link here.
Numbers are important for various reasons, obviously.
But numbers don't begin to tell the story about capabilities.