On Tuesday 24 June, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the transatlantic defence industry to deliver on its promises, pointing out that “there’s no defence without a strong defence industry”.
“We must spend more, to prevent war. We must win this new war of production”, stressed Mr Rutte at a forum on industry, pointing out that Russia, whose economy is 25 times smaller than NATO’s, was capable of surpassing the Allies in terms of production and armaments.
Mr Rutte also...