Posted on 09/03/2025 6:45:50 AM PDT by delta7
NATO is not at war, and yet, the alliance has spent more on funding Ukraine than on any other conflict. The Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2025) determined that the alliance is expected to spend $1.59 trillion USD in 2025, up from $1.5 trillion in 2024.
The United States continues to uphold the alliance financially, with an estimated annual payout of $980 billion. Canada and Europe are predicted to spend a combined $608 billion on NATO expenses or an average of 2.76% of their GDP. Poland spent more per GDP than any European member at 4.48%, followed by Lithuania at 4% and Latvia at 3.73%. Nordic alliances such as Norway and Denmark are expected to spend at least 3% of GDP on NATO this year.
Before the Russia-Ukraine war, members were spending around 1.8% of GDP. That figure shot up to 2.6% in 2024, now sitting at 2.76%, and WILL increase as a result of the 5% of GDP pledge by 2035 that was agreed upon at the June 2025 Hague Summit.
There is an uneven response to the escalating conflict as certain nations are accelerating toward confrontation while others remain wary of becoming involved financially. The concept of creating a unified Europe to end all wars was a moot point. European leaders heed different risks concerning the war. This is not just about weapons and soldiers. It is about capital flow reallocation.
Trillions will be pulled out of productive use and sunk into defense. That creates fiscal strain, inflationary pressure, and accelerates the collapse of social programs. Defense budgets soared across Europe ahead of World Wars I and II. War produces absolutely nothing but inflation and destruction.
Ahead of the First World War, defense expenditures across Europe began to surge in the decade before 1914. Governments shifted capital from social programs into armaments. Britain expanded its navy to counter Germany, while Germany doubled down on land armies. The press sold it as “deterrence.” In reality, it was preparation for the inevitable confrontation that the cycle dictated. This is precisely how they are deflecting current NATO spending, as if the allied members must multiply their contributions to deter Russia.
The same pattern unfolded before World War II. During the Great Depression, military spending in Germany, Italy, and Japan accelerated while their economies stagnated. By 1935, Germany had already abandoned Versailles restrictions, pouring money into weapons while ordinary Germans endured wage controls and shortages. The rhetoric was that this spending would “create jobs,” but it created war.
Rome followed this path as well. By the third century AD, the military consumed the treasury. Coinage was debased, taxes rose, and confidence collapsed. It was the cost of endless frontier wars that eroded the economic foundation of the empire. Once capital fled, the empire was finished. The same capital flow shift is what we see today with trillions diverted from productive enterprise into defense, financed by debt, which will only accelerate inflation and contribute to the sovereign debt crisis.
NATO’s report outlines more than mere budgets, as it shows where each nation is aligned on the Panic Cycle, propelling warfare. Socrates is projecting the rise in volatility into 2026, and the Panic Cycles align. The West has chosen the path of militarization, and that is precisely what history warns precedes systemic breakdown.
Way past time to ditch NATO, flushing $$$$$ down that toilet was fine and dandy during the Cold War, but flushing our young men and women down the toilet for them now is wrong, a crime.
Pretty impressive (/s) given the fact that Russia has shown to be a paper tiger in Ukraine and the Warsaw Pact no longer exists.
Agreed.
Indeed.
The “paper tiger” is winning.
IBTG
IBTS
Yes, it doesn't cost a $Trillion and a half year after year, to eliminate a “paper tiger”. And NATO's expenses are just the top of the iceberg. The real costs of this Soros, Democrat/Neocon conceived money laundering scheme are still hidden beneath the waves.
Nato, Russia z, chi coms, N. Korea, India. To heck with ALL of them. America, look to yourself.
Martin Armstrong, Socrates and his Economic Confidence Model: Reviews of his Products and Services, Critique and Analysis. It is a Scam.
https://armstrongecmscam.blogspot.com/p/martin-armstrong-computer-programmer.html
Lies about Super-computer
https://armstrongecmscam.blogspot.com/p/lie-about-super-computer.html
Better to spend money than the lives of (mostly) young men.
You can smear Armstrong all you want, but you can’t take away his legendary Socrates computer ECM forecasts.
His detractors are the usual Ukie war supporters (Russia haters) and Bitcoiner crowd, his forecasts for both are DISMAL, as we are witnessing.
Other than that, he posts much news that MSM doesn’t. His computer monitors hundreds of thousands bits of financial movements each day. Here is yesterday’s, no adds, no pop ups, no tracking, a wealth of information.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/market-talk/market-talk-september-2-2025/
“ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 121.70 points or 0.29% to 42,310.49
• Shanghai decreased 17.397 points or -0.45% to 3,858.133
• Hang Seng decreased 120.87 points or -0.47% to 25,496.55
• ASX 200 decreased 27.10 points or -0.30% to 8,900.60
• SENSEX decreased 206.61 points or -0.26% to 80,157.88
• Nifty50 decreased 45.45 points or -0.18% to 24,579.60
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00362 or -0.55% to 0.65205
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00392 or -0.66% to 0.58652
• USDJPY increased 1.302 or 0.89% to 148.394
• USDCNY increased 0.00634 or 0.09% to 7.13929
The above data was collected around 13:48 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 52.86 USD/t oz. or 1.52% to 3,529.56
• Silver increased 0.13 USD/t. oz. or 0.32% to 40.860
The above data was collected around 13:59 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 53.65 points or -0.70% to 7,654.25
• FTSE 100 decreased 79.65 points or -0.87% to 9,116.69
• DAX 30 decreased 550.00 points or -2.29% to 23,487.33
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.00772 or -0.66% to 1.16377
• GBPUSD decreased 0.01675 or -1.24% to 1.33787
• USDCHF increased 0.00468 or 0.58% to 0.80490
The above data was collected around 14:22 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
Dow declined by 249.07 points (-0.55%) to 45,295.81
S&P 500 declined by 44.72 points (-0.69%) to 6,415.54
NASDAQ declined by 175.92 points (-0.82%) to 21,279.63
Russell 2000 declined by 14.09 points (-0.60%) to 2,352.33
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite advanced by 51.17 points (+0.18%) to 28,615.62
TSX 60 advanced by 1.23 points (+0.07%) to 1,696.89
Brazil Market Closing:
Bovespa declined by 872.97 points (-0.62%) to 140,410.04
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a green day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.979 USD/BBL or 1.52% to 65.611
• Brent increased 1.093 USD/BBL or 1.60% to 69.204
• Natural gas increased 0.0115 USD/MMBtu or 0.39% to 2.9940
• Gasoline increased 0.0486 USD/GAL or 2.44% to 2.0426
• Heating oil increased 0.0666 USD/GAL or 2.88% to 2.3767
The above data was collected around 14:26 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (2.88%), Gasoline (2.44%), Palm Oil (2.22%) and Rhodium (3.90%)
• Top commodity losers: Coffee (-3.55%), Cocoa (-3.68%), Orange Juice (-12.96%) and Soda Ash (-1.98%)
The above data was collected around 14:32 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.6060% (-1.94bp), US 2’s 3.67% (+0.021%), US 10’s 4.2820% (+2.2bps); US 30’s 4.98 (+0.014%), Bunds 2.7820% (+3.3bp), France 3.5820% (+4.58bp), Italy 3.699% (+6.29bp), Turkey 31.425% (+211.5bp), Greece 3.517% (+6.2bp), Portugal 3.235% (+4.2bp); Spain 3.398% (+4.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.8090% (+5.51bp)
The above data was collected around 14:35 EST.“
Yup, legendary, as in Armstrong used his "legendary Socrates computer" to lose a legendary 700 million of his clients funds in the stock market.
In 1999, Japanese fraud investigators accused Armstrong of collecting money from Japanese investors, improperly commingling these funds with funds from other investors, and using the fresh money to cover losses he had incurred while trading. United States prosecutors called it a three-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Armstrong
I used to follow Armstrong. But then I started taking actual screenshots of his “important” posts, highlighting key points, and saving them, then going back months later (or longer) and comparing what he said to what actually happened. I think that this point I probably have a few hundred screenshots. From what I’ve taken screenshots of, has a nearly 100% FAILURE rate. I started tracking him five years ago and his record, at least on his posts, sucks. Absolutely sucks. One of his tricks is that he insinuates a lot, but doesn’t outright say something. It gives him an easy out when it doesn’t happen, as he simply says that he never said that, whatever it was he quite clearly insinuated.
“You can smear Armstrong all you want, but you can’t take away his legendary Socrates computer ECM forecasts.”
He failed to predict his three bankrupsies.
He failed to predict his losing $700 million of his clients’funds.
He failed to predict he would spend eleven years in the federal pen.
In 2014 he predicted gold would soar to $5,000 in 2015.
In 2014 he predicted that there would be a world financial collapse would occur in 2015.
In 2018, warned to get out of BitCoin at $5 and gold at $1,500.
July 2024 he predicted US cIvil unrest/WAR to happen just before the 2024 elections.
November 2024 he predicted a US civil war would happen the week of Trump’s inauguration with the US breaking up into four new countries in 2026.
December 2024 he said via Socrates that the 2024 elections would be the last in the US.
January 2025 he predicted US civil unrest on May 7. June, 2025: The EU is DONE – Ukraine Will Be Wiped off Map
March 15, 2025: Got suckered by fake story https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4304515/posts?page=40#40
July 2025:Armstrong/Delta7 predicts NUCLEAR war https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4328805/posts?page=69#69
I run the ArmstrongEconomics scam site.
The worth of my advice can be measured by my three bankruptcies and losing over $700,000,000 of my clients' funds in bad trades.
That failed ponzi scheme got me eleven years in the federal pen.
signed, Martin Armstrong
“From what I’ve taken screenshots of, has a nearly 100% FAILURE rate.”
His partner in crime testified that flipping a coin yielded better results than Armstrong.
Thanks for joining my pro-Putin propaganda thread.
signed, Martin Armstrong
“ His partner in crime testified that flipping a coin yielded better results than Armstrong.”
Dang, very interesting. And I believe it. That saying “Even a broken clock is right, twice a day” doesn’t seem to apply to this guy.
“Dang, very interesting. And I believe it. That saying “Even a broken clock is right, twice a day” doesn’t seem to apply to this guy.”
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/dag/cftf/chargingdocs/armstrongsuper.pdf
“The “paper tiger” is winning.”
Russian advances in Ukraine have stalled due to fierc e Ukrainian resistance, depletion of Russian forces and equipment, and logistical difficulties, despite ongoing offensive operations. Key strategic objectives, such as major Ukrainian cities, remain unattainable for Russia, and recent Russian gains, like those in the Sumy region, have been minimal and bogged down in heavy fighting. Factors contributing to the stalled progress include a lack of major reinforcements, an ineffective command structure, and effective Ukrainian adaptation to Russian tactics.
https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+advance+stalled
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