US Secretary of Defense: Good news increasing NATO spending

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper welcomed the announcement that Washington's NATO allies are expected to increase overall defence spending by 3.9% in 2019, to a fifth consecutive increase. “This is very good news for us”, Esper said while meeting with NATO Secretary General [...]
“This is very good news for us”, Esper said while meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.
The US has recently stepped up pressure on its NATO allies to meet the goal of increasing defence spending to 2% of domestic production Bruto.











