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Europe must rearm after decades of underinvestment

Claim

Decades of peace dividend left European militaries hollow. Post-Ukraine, defense spending must reach 2%+ GDP, European defense industry must scale, and ammunition stocks must be rebuilt.

Normative Conclusion

Defense spending and production must surge

Keywords

rearmamentdefense spending2%ammunitiondefense industrymilitaryEuropean armyPESCO

Action Classes

CAPABILITY_TRANSFERRESOURCE_ALLOCATIONINFRASTRUCTURE_DEVELOPMENT

Domains

SECURITY

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