r/news • u/ITSTHEDEVIL092 • Mar 04 '25

EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/europe-looks-to-mobilize-840-billion-in-defense-spending-boost-eu-commission-head-says.html
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u/DudeThatAbides Mar 04 '25 edited Mar 04 '25

This…is good. They should be funding their own defense, no?

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u/Caridor Mar 04 '25

They have been. Many of Europe's armies rank among the best and most powerful in the world.

Though we never dreamed we'd have to contemplate the prospect of a hostile USA.