Donald Trump is pressing other alliance members to pay more for their own defence, arguing the US is 'paying for close to 100% of Nato'.
While America’s military budget dwarfs others in Nato, Trump’s assertion is not true. Some alliance members, especially Nordic and east European countries bordering Russia, are now paying more relative to their size than the US, or will be soon.
Source: Nato
Full story for context is here: https://www.ft.com/content/aa4d5bad-235c-4c94-b73e-dfe4e53241d4?segmentid=c50c86e4-586b-23ea-1ac1-7601c9c2476f
by financialtimes
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I would be interested in another data slide illustrating the beneficial side effects of our spending on NATO and the revenue generated from NATO-affiliates with our defense industries.
Funny how some people only consider the first infographic when the other 2 paint a better picture. Very informative thank you for putting this together!
It’s pity that money is absolute.