US EditionTrump ‘wants UK to boost defence spending to 3% by 2029’
- Donald Trump wants the UK to increase its defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2029, a target communicated to British officials in recent discussions.
- This demand follows the UK's current plan to raise military expenditure from 2.3% to 2.5% by 2027, which US officials consider insufficient and have urged to accelerate.
- The push for higher spending aligns with security concerns from Russia's aggression, including cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns, and the Salisbury chemical attack in England.
- Reaching 3% defence spending would allocate about £17.3 billion in 2029-30, while a diplomat noted that faster increases face infrastructural limits but described the era as 'a new, more dangerous era of history.'
- The UK's defence budget is undergoing its most significant continuous growth in decades, underscoring the view that maintaining national security is essential to economic stability amid persistent global geopolitical challenges.
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