The U.K.’s military spending plans are in tatters just weeks before a key NATO summit.
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The U.K.’s military spending plans are in tatters just weeks before a key NATO summit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and former Defence Secretary John Healey during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich. | WPA pool photo by Stefan Rousseau/Getty Images
June 12, 2026
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Britain "does very little – unlike the French,” said one Nato official.
