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US Defence Secretary James Mattis (left) and Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg
UNITED States Defence Secretary James Mattis and Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg pressed other members of the cold-war alliance today to ramp up their spending on armaments.
Mr Mattis was in Brussels to meet the defence ministers of Nato countries, 15 of which have submitted plans to increase their military spending to 2 per cent of economic output by 2024.
That followed a threat by US President Donald Trump to withdraw support from those countries judged not to be spending enough on war.
In an address to the Communist Party’s executive at the weekend international secretary KEVAN NELSON explained why the communists’ watchwords must be Jobs not Bombs and Welfare not Warfare
In the conclusion of his two-part article, PETER MERTENS reveals that while global military spending hits $2.7 trillion with European arms company profits soaring 1,000%, €1 invested in hospitals creates 2.5 times more jobs than weapons