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2024-02-11 00:59:32 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39DE11B1C507C368354E3EEB2E8949E9B0FB6979B41715B39881BACE431A7122
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Original Note:
One note submitted describes NATO’s 2 percent of GDP defense spending benchmark as an “obligation.” This is a longstanding goal for NATO members to meet, advocated by successive US presidents. It is not a requirement, and all NATO member states are protected by Article V. https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/07/nato-why-is-spending-2-of-gdp-on-defence-so-controversial
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