Pentagon says US defense, NATO chiefs discuss need for more spending, lethality
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discussed the alliance in a call on Wednesday, including "building a stronger, more lethal NATO Alliance" and raising allied ...
The National Interest8h
NATO Could Raise Its Future Defense Spending to Five Percent
The proportion of NATO nations meeting the two percent benchmark has skyrocketed since 2022. Today, some members are aiming even higher.
Wilson Center2d
Preparing for the Next Conflict: How NATO is Fortifying Its Defenses
NATO has also taken steps to ensure its members are positioned effectively against threats in sufficient numbers and ...
Yahoo News15d
Nato jets scrambled as Russia attacks Ukraine’s ‘critical infrastructure’
Nato warplanes were scrambled overnight because of a major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Poland launched fighter jets to defend its skies as Russian strikes ...
BMJ15d
Define obesity as clinical or pre-clinical for more accurate diagnosis, says global commission
A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...
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Trump's Greenland threat looms over NATO defense spending
NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right ... more than 2%," he told parliamentarians — though was careful not to define a new target. Marie-Agnes Strack Zimmerman, a German centrist ...
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Biden on Carter’s character: ‘The definition of a good life’
President Joe Biden, speaking at Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Jan. 9, praised the former president’s character, adding that young people should study his example. How do wildfires start, and how ...
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Trump wants a 5% Nato target – but defence spending is more complicated than he thinks
Of all the outlandish claims made by Donald Trump since winning the 2024 election, it is what he has said about Nato that could have the greatest consequences for America’s allies. During a ...
Daily Mail24d
Nato will demand Britain ramps up its spending on air defence - as military chiefs chillingly warn the UK could soon be blasted by ballistic missiles from 'anywhere in the world'
Nato will demand Sir Keir Starmer rapidly increases Britain's spending on air defence to protect against potential ballistic missile strikes, it has been reported. The request, which is expected ...
Newsweek24d
Russian Submarines: Navy Commander Hypes Growing Fleet Amid NATO Tensions
Newsweek reached out to Russia's defense ministry via email and NATO via online form for comment late Sunday afternoon. Tensions between Russia and NATO are at the highest level in decades amid ...
The New York Times26d
Drones, Exploding Parcels and Sabotage: How Hybrid Tactics Target the West
“Russia has stepped it up across the board, and as a result, it is reaching levels that are of growing concern,” James Appathurai, a NATO deputy assistant secretary general who oversees hybrid ...
Daily Mail26d
Over 2,600 British troops to join Nato exercise on third anniversary of Ukraine war in show of strength against Vladimir Putin
More than 2,600 British troops are being sent to NATO's eastern frontline in a show of strength intended to intimidate Vladimir Putin. They will take part in the alliance's Exercise Steadfast Dart ...