Brussels, Belgium, June 30, 2026 (AFP) - More cash, not enough weapons: NATO presses to produce more

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2026-06-30

A year on from their historic pledge to ramp up defence spending, NATO leaders gathering in Ankara next week will reckon with another challenge: getting industry to produce enough weapons. As money flows into defence budgets -- up $90 billion in Europe and Canada last year alone -- the 32-nation alliance is struggling to transform the funds into firepower. "Cash is crucial, but you can't stop a missile or a tank with a dollar or a euro," NATO chi......

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