US vs EU

NATO past and future. There are 32 countries in NATO and in the past, they have used 1.5% of their GDP for their own defense while the US has spent 3.75% of its GDP on defense. The reason for the discrepancy is that NATO relies heavily on the US to help defend against potential enemies. Under pressure from Trump the NATO countries have committed to spending 5% of their GDP on defense. This switch is already underway as over the past three years the US has spent $120 billion on military aid sent to fight the war in Ukraine and now the EU is buying military equipment from the US to defend Ukraine. Canada is in much the same position as the EU. These are countries who have national health care. Some have suggested if they had to pay for their own defense they couldn’t afford such care.