Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-11 22:15:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FF50494ABDA697AFEB61F141C553C7F8399BCB262E2AC744F175A35FD4A8A49A
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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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