Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-11 17:11:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97F604D88D114C4A25F133374E3C0A494A78EB671A615E67BFEDF9B8D52D3457
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NATO member countries self-fund their national militaries. The US does not finance non-US NATO armies. The %GDP guidance is a recommendation so that NATO countries size their militaries according to their national need. It has no impact on US spending. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/no-free-riding-here-european-defense-spending-defies-us-critics/
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