NATO's 5% defence target: vital deterrence, or unaffordable overreach?
NATO allies agreed to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 — with Spain opting out. Backers call it essential against Russia; skeptics call it disproportionate and hard to deliver.
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Most allies and Washington argue the 5% target is necessary to deter Russia and rebuild credible defence, sharing the burden the US long shouldered.
Spain's Sánchez calls 5% 'disproportionate and unnecessary' — arguing 2.1% meets capability targets and that rushing only deepens dependence on foreign arms makers.
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