Hegseth Presses NATO Allies to Lift Defense Spending to 5% of GDP in Belgium
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Hegseth Presses NATO Allies to Lift Defense Spending to 5% of GDP in Belgium
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Summary
Pete Hegseth will use this week’s NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Belgium to press allies to take primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense.
The Pentagon said his message centers on raising defense spending to 5% of GDP, expanding defense-industrial production and fielding combat-credible forces.
That burden-sharing push reflects a defining Trump administration defense policy line, which has repeatedly demanded that European allies carry more of NATO’s military load.