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This could create new tensions within NATO, where Macron ruffled feathers last year by saying the lack of U.S. leadership is causing the \u201cbrain death\u201d of the military alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Russia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/08\/06\/new-pentagon-chief-reveals-plans-for-pacific-based-missiles-is-capitol-hill-on-board\/\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. pulled out of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty<\/a> \u2014 dating from the era of the Soviet Union \u2014 and each blamed the other for its failure. 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