Posted on 06/25/2025 7:37:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization held meetings on Wednesday, leaders from the bloc of Western nations agreed to spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense, NATO announced.
According to a NATO statement, nations will commit to spending at least 3.5% on core defense requirements. These nations will allocate an additional 1.5% of their GDP to protect infrastructure, networks, and civil preparedness. Nations will be expected to submit annual plans on defense spending.
Nations have until 2035 to reach the 5% target.
Previously, NATO leaders agreed to commit 2% of their national GDP to defense spending. However, according to U.S. government data, some nations did not meet that benchmark. For instance, Spain spent an estimated 1.3% of its GDP on defense in 2024, while Canada spent 1.4% and Italy spent 1.5%.
"I've been asking them to go up to 5% for a number of years, and they're going up to 5% and that's a big (jump) from 2% and a lot of people didn't even pay the 2%, so I think it's going to be very big news," President Trump said. "NATO is going to become very strong with us."
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Europeans need their free tea and crumpets etc. Eff National security
None will achieve the target.
The other win was we got to see Zelensky in his new Size 2T toddler suit!
As they spend more, we spend less.
And much of what they buy is produced in America.
So winning.
Since they are hellbent on making Russia a boogie man out to invade Europe, let them pay for their …defense
Meanwhile we redirect our defense spending toward China, who is our main boogie man, or threat as our strategic experts claim.
Exactly. They can agree to all sorts of stuff and then not follow through. Just like they’ve been doing all these years already.
Putin can’t even beat Ukraine yet.
Amen!
The Germans are giving serious thought to re turning the military draft.All because Putin is in Ukraine this ought to make everybody nervous.
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