NATO plans to ask European allies and Canada to increase their stocks of weaponry and equipment by about 30% in the next few years, according to a senior alliance official.
NATO plans to ask European allies and Canada to increase their military weaponry and equipment stocks by about 30% in the next few years. New targets are being discussed with the aim of adopting them by early June. Reaching these levels would require a massive financial effort from most European allies and Canada. Most allies would need to raise defense spending to more than 3% of gross domestic product. The new targets, which will take 5 to 15 years to implement, will lead to a stronger European and Canadian force within NATO that is less reliant on the US.
