Ian Betteridge on Nostr: Ironically, if UK+EU did increase defence spending to 5% of GDP, as Trump demanded, ...
Ironically, if UK+EU did increase defence spending to 5% of GDP, as Trump demanded, it would be spending about $1tn a year on arms – more than the US. And I guarantee none of it would be going to US companies. Are you sure you really want that, King Donny?
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