A NATO Standard of 5 Percent? That Is 100 Percent Madness

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"Not everything is possible everywhere," said Field Marshal Johan Remkes exactly five years ago. In 2025, everything is possible and everywhere. The caretaker cabinet decided on Friday that the NATO standard will simply go to 5 PERCENT, of which 3.5% for bombs, grenades and super cool F47 fighter jets and 1.5% for tank-proof six-lane highways straight through the Hoge Veluwe to Onze Oostflank. Furthermore, the Marker Wadden will become an amphib…

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Belgium will not oppose an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP at next week's NATO summit...

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The federal government will then agree to a NATO standard of 5 percent of GDP. Although it does not intend to do much more than what was already planned this legislature. "But all in all it is a correct figure."

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16:50 Belgium will not oppose an increase in defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product at next week's NATO summit. This is in stark contrast to the punitive...