NATO countries in Europe have more than doubled their arms imports between 2020 and 2024, with the US supplying over 64% of the total – up from 52% over the previous five-year period.
Saw this while reading some related stuff about Canada. Article from 2025 but it doesn’t seem to have been posted.
Are we talking about actual dependence or the one actively created by politicians?
“We refuse to buy from our neighbours (as they could be considered more direct competition) and prefer to buy US even if it’s stupid and more expensive because their lobbyists pay well” is no real dependence but just European countries beig the usual corrupt cesspools.