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NATO's new target to keep Trump happy
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The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told NATO countries they need to agree to Donald Trump’s 5% defence spending target by the end of this month. So NATO has come up with some creative accounting to keep the US happy. It wants members to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence, plus another 1.5% on infrastructure on top of that. It's an attempt to placate Donald Trump - but will it be delivered fast enough? Former Pentagon official Jim Townsend explains why the new bridges it pays for may be as important as the new bombs.
The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.
Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio
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Manage episode 487040178 series 3432627
The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told NATO countries they need to agree to Donald Trump’s 5% defence spending target by the end of this month. So NATO has come up with some creative accounting to keep the US happy. It wants members to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence, plus another 1.5% on infrastructure on top of that. It's an attempt to placate Donald Trump - but will it be delivered fast enough? Former Pentagon official Jim Townsend explains why the new bridges it pays for may be as important as the new bombs.
The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.
Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio
Read more: www.thetimes.com
Picture: Getty Images
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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