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Stoltenberg: NATO Will No Longer ‘Strive For’ 2 Percent, It Will Be a Requirement

WASHINGTON–NATO leadership is working to ensure that all 32 of its member states meet a minimum defense expenditure annually.

Speaking to a forum of international defense industry leaders on July 9, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance’s ambition to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense will be considered a requirement rather than an aspiration.

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