Trump says Nato defence spend rising to 5% of GDP is 'big win' for US and the West

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• Mihies@programming.dev ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes, specially for the weapons manufacturing industry in the US or owned by US companies. While US spending stays at 3.4% or so. Wtf, EU, you lost spine entirely?

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  • Oneser@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think you’re missing a lot of the context here.

    The collective agreement means that 3.5% of GDP will be spent on defense and 1.5% on defense related measures (cybersecurity, infrastructure security etc.). It applies to all countries in the alliance, including the US.

    The US already spends around 3.5% on defense according to Reuters and there is no requirement to use US manufacturers over others.

    I am not saying increasing defence spending is a good thing, just that you or the headlines have misinterpreted the agreement.

    link to Reuters article.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Europe seems to be turning inwards on defense spending. In any case, what would you ask the EU to do instead? Almost every intelligence agency is predicting a major threat from Russia in the next few years.

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