For this amount alone, the country has spent 4% of its GDP on the defense industry Claiming fourth place on the list of NATO countries with the largest armed forces is France, housing 200,000 active ...

Next year's NATO summit may see member states told to ramp up defence spending to 3% of GDP as war with Russia and continued confrontation with China looms. However, as it stands, eight of the 32 ...

It also significantly extends Russia's ability to reach several NATO allies in Eastern and Central ... response even to conventional attacks by countries supported by nuclear-armed states.

The top official in the U.S.-led NATO alliance issued a direct appeal Thursday to residents of countries in the bloc, asking them to demand big increases in defense spending in the face of Russia ...