Defence spending should not be a choice of welfare or warfare | Letters
Readers on the purpose of Nato and the merits of increasing military spending in straitened timesI was pleased to see your editorial challenging the rightwing narrative from George Robertson, who...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Readers on the purpose of Nato and the merits of increasing military spending in straitened times I was pleased to see your editorial challenging the rightwing narrative from George Robertson, who is demanding less welfare and more warfare ( The Guardian view on defence spending: should the UK’s security rest with Donald Trump?, 14 April ). Why not extend the argument about the purpose of UK defence strategy to Nato more generally? The role of Nato is tied to the declining power of the US, as we can see when Donald Trump resents paying for it, but then expects support when he lashes out at other nations such as Iran. Continue reading...