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Trump says NATO members should spend 5% of GDP on defence (www.euractiv.com)

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[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Europe downscaled their artillery shell production capacity intentionally after the cold war ended. Russia got a significant portion of their ammo from NK. That comparison as a benchmark is ridiculous. I don't even know why I waste my time. That's some Radio Free Europe BS.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

As the article above explains, Russia alone is massively outproducing all of the west because Russia kept the state owned industry from USSR in tact. Meanwhile, the fact that DPRK can outproduce Europe should be another cause for concern for y'all.