Translating increased defense spending into actual military capability is difficult independent of the financial cost because structural obstacles exist: recruitment shortfalls, manpower gaps, and inability to rapidly develop complex command and control systems.

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Shashank Joshi

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paying for an extra 1 two 3 percentage points of GDP is a big deal but actually also translating cash into raw military cap cap ability that's also really difficult

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Ode to dread: Europe after TrumpThe Economist
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:23 AM

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