Because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the potential threat to NATO members, Western countries have increased funding for defense needs.
NATO countries should strengthen their industrial base and increase weapons production. This is necessary for the security of the Alliance. US President Joe Biden announced this on Wednesday, July 10, at the opening of the NATO summit meeting.
“We have to ask ourselves, what’s next? How do we continue to make the shield stronger? Strengthening our industrial base should be one answer. Russia is at wartime levels in terms of production of defense,” Biden said.
The American leader noted that the Alliance cannot be allowed to fall behind Russia. After all, the aggressor is significantly increasing the production of weapons, ammunition and vehicles with the help of China, North Korea and Iran.
“This is a very important step to maintain our security. For the first time in history, each NATO country is committed to developing domestic defense production plans. This means that as an Alliance we will be more innovative and competitive than we should, than we might need,” he emphasized. .
The United States gave Poland a $2 billion loan to buy American weapons, including F-35 fighter jets, Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and Abrams tanks.
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