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Here’s how much global military spending rose in 2018
Sixty percent of global military spending came from five nations. Did your home country make the list?
By Aaron Mehta
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Trump’s NATO summit focus won’t include withdrawing troops from Europe
Recent reports said Pentagon officials are analyzing moving large numbers of U.S. forces out of Europe at the president's request.
Trump: NATO allies who miss spending defense targets will be ‘dealt with’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that NATO allies that do not meet the organization’s defense spending targets would be “dealt with,” and singled out Germany as one country he said was not doing enough.
By Joe Gould
German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says
A large conflict would likely catch Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, completely off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine.
By Kyle Rempfer