This path can also ease US concerns about lower European defense spending. The Franco-British treaties do not address commitments to NATO, a key US interest, because any reduction in the number of European troops deployed abroad inevitably implies a greater economic burden for the US.
这条道路也可以减少美国对欧洲国防预算缩水的担忧。英法协议并不影响两国对北约的承诺，须知作为美国的一项核心利益，任何驻外欧洲部队的削减都不可避免地意味着美国更沉重的财政负担。