Twelve nations pledge over $50 billion for Europe's long-range missiles
Announced by UK PM Starmer at the NATO Ankara summit, the 'Deep Precision Strike' plan commits the coalition to a decade of deep-strike weapons, with France, Italy, Turkey, Canada and eight more.
- The money runs over ten years, framed as deterrence as NATO meets in Ankara.
- Britain leads; the list spans Nordic, Mediterranean and North American members.
- It lands alongside Trump's complaint that allies pay too little for the alliance.
Why it matters: Europe found $50 billion for missiles the same week it was scolded for freeloading; conviction rarely arrives so exactly on schedule.
UK Government (GOV.UK) ↗ · 8 ביולי 20268.7.26 · ✓ Checked✓