Deutschland (and Canada) über Allies

NATO's new military spending bonanza will be led from Berlin—and Ottawa

Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed to boost military spending to 5% of their GDP.

The real target for spending on weapons and troops is just 3.5%, still a hefty increase from the current 2% target. The rest can be spent on domestic infrastructure and public welfare that vaguely improves war preparedness. Only 23 of NATO’s 32 members