a death knell for my country:
over the last 2 decades, Italian governments have somehow resisted US pressure to increase Italy's #militarySpending to 2% of our GDP, but things will change soon.
It will be the end of our #WelfareState

[Italian]https://t.co/CebANaQO0T

Armi e difesa, l’agenda Draghi imbarazza il Pd (e Meloni frena)

“I soldi poi si trovano”. L’ex premier insiste sull’incremento di spesa in Europa

^{Wanda Marra (Il Fatto Quotidiano)}

this is an existential threat for my country, #Italy: #MilitarySpending will destroy our #WelfareState (health, education, pensions):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-04-09/-10-trillion-arms-race-facing-us-and-its-g-7-allies-video

$10 Trillion Arms Race Facing US and Its G-7 Allies

^Bloomberg