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Re:EU aims to shift European arms industry to 'war economy m... by philwelch on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @09:20AM (#39616210)
The majority of NATO members had conscription at the time they joined NATO. Also, the United States has been pressuring NATO members to increase defense spending for decades; Trump’s threats to withdraw from NATO were a hardball negotiating tactic towards this longstanding foreign policy goal.
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