US Edition“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: “Daddy” Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries
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“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: “Daddy” Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries
President Donald Trump has returned to Washington after a NATO summit where leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, more than doubling the current target of 2%. The increase comes after years of pressure from Trump, who accuses other countries in the military alliance of not spending enough. “What he is interested in is catering to the military-industrial complex of the United States,” says Gilbert Achcar, emeritu
For the European countries that have recently approved the largest increase in defence spending in recent decades, the prospect of "buying American" seems much less attractive than before, but they may not have a choice, Bloomberg writes. [See_also ids="644822"] Against the backdrop of the desire to strengthen their armies, Western allies face reality: they will have to rely on the US for many new weapons that are planned to be acquired, and tha…
“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: “Daddy” Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Com…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman with Nermeen Shaikh. This is Democracy Now!. NERMEEN SHAIKH: President Trump is back in Washington after the NATO Summit, where leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of their GDP by 2035. The NATO Summit occurred [...]
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