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    Gli alleati del Regno Unito e della NATO concordano di aumentare la spesa per la difesa e le aree correlate al 5% del PIL entro il 2035


    Gli alleati del Regno Unito e della NATO concordano di aumentare la spesa per la difesa e le aree correlate al 5% del PIL entro il 2035

    https://news.sky.com/story/uk-and-nato-allies-agree-to-boost-spending-on-defence-and-related-areas-to-5-of-gdp-by-2035-13387196

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    1. FryingFrenzy on

      Might as well we have so much spare cash to splash clearly

    2. denyer-no1-fan on

      Key detail: 3.5% in defence and 1.5% in related activity, like infrastructure and cybersecurity.

    3. Dashmundo on

      Madness. We have creaking public services that are starved of funding, and instead of prioritising that, we’re being roped into fighting wars for a mad US President and a genocidal Israeli Govt. If our govt had half a spine it would challenge this narrative, but defense spending is Good Headlines so it’s not in their interest. What a horror show.

    4. WGSMA on

      Easy to do when Trump and his MAGA loons will be out of office by 2028 lol

    5. Ninereedss on

      Good. Too many people ignorant to what we are hurtling towards will complain about this still.

    6. rpwrex on

      Can’t wait to hear what vital services this money is going to come from.

    7. 00DEADBEEF on

      How many disabled people’s livelihoods do we need to sacrifice to pay for it? Or maybe we can regulate and tax weed and target the less vulnerable instead? No? Too sensible?

      Snark aside, this is a rise to 3.5% in defence spending + 1.5% in other related areas which we probably already meet.

    8. JJ4662 on

      Supply and demand. If they all stop buying, the manufacturers will have to reduce the cost.

    9. RoyalJacko on

      Look at that date. I don’t see 3.5% GDP in defence happening; some countries in NATO are not even at 2%. The reason why it’s 2035 is that Trump won’t be in office then.

    10. londons_explorer on

      5% of GDP of NATO’s 32 member states is over 972 million people.

      Thats a *lot* of military spending… Prepare for world war 3…

    11. sober_disposition on

      Reading about the cycles of war-peace-complacency-catastrophe that have occurred over and over again throughout history, it seems like anything else would be naive or even reckless.

      I feel like the states that potentially have the power to militarily defeat a complacent NATO aren’t the kinds of powers we want having the final say in world affairs.

    12. Spare-grylls on

      Said we needed to do this months ago and got laughed at.

    13. Chat_GDP on

      Maybe it would be cheaper not to bomb nuclear facilities in foreign countries?

    14. cmfarsight on

      You mean a load of politicians agreed to do something that they won’t be around to actually do. Very easy to make promises you won’t be around to inact.

    15. dajvebekinus on

      We’ll probably need to add another percent to cover the immigration costs that out our destabilisation of countries through conflict will inevitably cause

    16. hebrewimpeccable on

      Excellent news. Hopefully this will guarantee in the short-term a sizeable fleet of Tempest fighters, a sufficiently sized batch of Type 83s, and a boosting of Army numbers again. In the longer term, one would hope it helps push an argument for a domestic MBT project and a replacement or upgrade to Merlin and Wildcat

    17. xParesh on

      Id like to see other sectors budgets being ringfencesd exactly like this – NHS, pensions, education, you name it.

      If GDP rises then departments get more. If GDP drops then departments need to cut their cloth accordingly.

    18. TheGreekScorpion on

      As many have said:

      Always enough money for war, never enough for the poor

    20. Longjumping_Stand889 on

      Everyone is sitting up straight in their chairs and paying attention.

    21. _Hello_Hi_Hey_ on

      USA doesn’t even spend 5%, yet asking everyone to put in this much

    22. HackAndHear on

      If things are going to spiral globally id rather we bulk up a bit sooner. I know there will be lots of where will the money come from comments but that magic money tree always has money to give to big business owners via contracts and bonuses.

      Even if we just massively increased infustructure
      Rumor has it that HS2 is funneling money out for convert projects, ie underground storage for this and that.

    23. Nooms88 on

      Nobody wants war, but the best way to deter a rabid dog like putin is a massive fuck off stick.

      The USA has been that stick before, but it’s no longer reliable as a partner. I understand their are also plans to move most new hardware purchases to more reliable sources like internal investment or closer allies

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