NATO anti-submarine exercise in GIUK Gap proceeds without US participation

NATO is conducting a major anti-submarine warfare exercise in the GIUK Gap, the strategic chokepoint between Iceland, Greenland, and the UK, without US forces for the first time in decades. The exercise tests NATO's ability to track Russian submarines in a worst-case scenario, highlighting European capability gaps and strategic dependence on the US. The absence of the US signals a shift in alliance burden-sharing and raises questions about NATO's readiness in a high-end conflict.