NATO Members Ramp Up Defense Spending After Pressure From Trump
- Eleven allies met 2% guideline on defense expenditures in 2020
- China is becoming a growing concern for the military alliance
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization members boosted expenditures last year, with 11 countries meeting a defense-spending target championed by the U.S.
The military budgets of NATO’s European nations and Canada increased to an estimated 1.73% of gross domestic product in 2020, up from 1.55% in 2019, the alliance said in an annual report released on Tuesday.