The NATO Defense Spending Canard
There’s nothing magical—or strategic—about the 5 percent number.
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The NATO Defense Spending CanardThere’s nothing magical—or strategic—about the 5 percent number.Mark HertlingJul 08, 2026Share(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Shutterstock)THE LEADERS OF EACH of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s members are in Ankara this week at one of the most consequential moments in the alliance’s history. Russia’s war against Ukraine continues with no negotiated settlement in sight, and the lessons of that war are reshaping assumptions about readiness, industrial capacity, logistics, drones, electronic warfare, air defense, and ammunition consumption.
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