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Britain boosts its defense spending

2025/6/2
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Davila Shakaljana
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Laura Bicker
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Leanna Byrne
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Madis Lus
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Leanna Byrne: 英国政府计划到2027年将国防开支增加到占经济产出的2.5%，这意味着将有更多资金用于核武器和建造新的攻击型潜艇。尽管有所增加，但特朗普总统和北约领导人希望看到更多。 Madis Lus: 作为爱沙尼亚军队的中校，我强调了从乌克兰战争中学习的重要性，特别是无人机作战技能。我们必须为可能的冲突做好准备，并迅速适应乌克兰战场上有效的战术和技术。当前在乌克兰奏效的经验，我们需要知道如何利用。 Davila Shakaljana: 作为立陶宛国防部长，我认为英国将国防开支增加到GDP的2.5%是不够的。我认为至少需要将GDP的3.5%直接用于国防，并将1.5%用于与国防相关的开支。面对俄罗斯的威胁和特朗普可能带来的不确定性，欧洲国家必须大幅增加国防投入。

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The UK government plans to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, focusing on nuclear weapons and new attack submarines. However, this increase is considered insufficient by some, including NATO leaders and Lithuania's defense minister, who believe a higher percentage is necessary to meet rising threats.
  • UK to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
  • Focus on nuclear weapons and new attack submarines
  • NATO leaders and Lithuania's defense minister call for higher spending

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From the BBC World Service: Britain will boost its nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet to move to a state of "warfighting readiness,” as Prime Minister Keir Starmer declined to set a precise date for when UK defense spending would hit 3% of GDP.