Subject: Re: war with Denmark or Panama??
And Poland.
The Poles don't need to be told about the Russians and what they're like, so they've always been a NATO member that spends what it should.
NATO is also a global force; it doesn't just align itself against the Russians.
Subs are important counter-naval assets, but they're not going to provide a huge amount of direct support for a European invasion.
Subs are for sea lane denial. Why do you suppose we have hydrophone arrays along the ocean floor in the G-I-UK gap?