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Trump said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia, as the US prepares to send a volley of new American weapons to Ukraine via purchases from NATO allies https://t.co/YYqH0mMAr5 ...

Geopolitical Landscape - Iceland, a founding member of NATO, has historically depended on the United States for its defense [1] - Europe is rearming, and the United States is pressuring countries that are lagging in defense spending [1] - Iceland is feeling increased pressure related to defense contributions [1]

Even as the Labour prime minister has shepherded Britain back into the European fold, nannied Donald Trump and backed Ukraine and NATO, the crisis at home has only deepened https://t.co/Qb1KqRYLJT ...

Defense Industry & Geopolitical Strategy - Germany is considering acquiring up to 2,500 armored fighting vehicles and 1,000 battle tanks [1] - This potential acquisition is part of a joint European effort to establish new NATO brigades [1] - The initiative aims to deter Russia [1]

walk us through the thinking around this 2.1%. It's fascinating that Spain can say they can deliver the same capability targets that NATO wants for less of the spend. Where is that math coming from. Is NATO doing that 5% math wrong.Basically the uh main idea is very simple is that the necessary spending will come as a result of a fullyfledged analysis of the capabilities that are needed to or provide uh for the the the NATO uh defense on the threats that have been identified. There's been a complete analysi ...

UK Defense Spending & Capability - UK government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War [1] - The British army's combat power is much less than it has been [1] - The army is at its smallest size since the Napoleonic era, losing more people than it's recruiting [2] - Security experts believe Britain is incapable of defending itself against a ballistic missile attack [4] - There is a significant gap between Britain's rhetoric/reputation and its actual military capabilities [5] Financial Constraints & Political Challenges - Voters want more security and greater defense spending, but don't necessarily want to pay for it [4] - Since 1955, there's been a correlation between the UK's ballooning health and welfare bill and cuts to defense spending [10] - In the 50s, defense spending was at 7-1/2% of GDP and health spending at around 3% of GDP; those percentages are almost flipped now [11] - Raising defense spending to 5% of GDP will add 350 billion pounds to the level of government debt by 2032 [19] - By 2030, upping the NATO target to 5% would mean an extra 87 billion pounds worth of spending on defense [18] Strategic Considerations & Industry Impact - The current target strength is 72,000 personnel, but available strength is around 55,000 [6][7] - Defense spending will now rise to 2-3/5% of GDP by April 2027, including the contribution of intelligence agencies [17] - Focus expenditure on investments in this country, not importing from the US, to provide a domestic boost to the economy [23] - Military spending focused on research and development could lift UK productivity [23] - Industry needs commitments from the UK government or allied governments to know exactly what they need to make [26]

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is contradicting President Trump when it comes to the threat posed by Russia. Here's what General Dan Kaine told Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday on Capitol Hill during testimony alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hex. Is Putin going to stop in Ukraine.Uh, I don't I don't believe he is, sir. I think he'll What do you think. What do you think, Secretary.Is he going to stop. Remains to be seen, Senator. Well, he says he's not.you know, this is the 30s all over. It doesn ...