DEFENCE (AGAIN!) In recent posts I have looked at the possibility of NATO without the US and at the parlous state of British defences. I have also looked at the proportion of their GDP that NATO members spend on defence, the agreed minimum being 2%. The major providers in terms of troops and tanks made available to NATO are the USA, Poland, the UK, France and Germany, these two latter spending less than the agreed 2%. Of the other European members who spend 2 % or more only Finland has an army of the size and equipment to make a major contribution in any deterrent to or defence against Russia, although currently this might only be within Finland’s own borders. Those who spend 2% or more are shown in the table below.
DEFENCE (AGAIN)
DEFENCE (AGAIN)
DEFENCE (AGAIN)
DEFENCE (AGAIN!) In recent posts I have looked at the possibility of NATO without the US and at the parlous state of British defences. I have also looked at the proportion of their GDP that NATO members spend on defence, the agreed minimum being 2%. The major providers in terms of troops and tanks made available to NATO are the USA, Poland, the UK, France and Germany, these two latter spending less than the agreed 2%. Of the other European members who spend 2 % or more only Finland has an army of the size and equipment to make a major contribution in any deterrent to or defence against Russia, although currently this might only be within Finland’s own borders. Those who spend 2% or more are shown in the table below.