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[–] eolianpariah 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

NATO members by date of joining

1949 – Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States.

1952 – Greece, Turkey

1955 – Germany

1982 – Spain

1999 – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

2004 – Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

2009 – Albania, Croatia

2017 – Montenegro

do you notice any reason why russia might be feeling a little threatened?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2018 fact sheet, list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2017.

Rank Country Spending (US$ Bn.) % of GDP

1 United States 610.0 3.1

2 China 228.0 1.9

3 Saudi Arabia 69.4 10.0

4 Russia 66.3 4.3

5 India 63.9 2.5

6 France 57.8 2.3

7 United Kingdom 47.2 1.8

8 Japan 45.4 0.9

9 Germany 44.3 1.2

10 South Korea 39.2 2.6

11 Brazil 29.3 1.4

12 Italy 29.2 1.5

13 Australia 27.5 2.0

14 Canada 20.6 1.3

15 Turkey 18.2 2.2

so how about we give russia a little space and focus first on our own domestic enemies of which there are many. then include the corrupting influence of nations such as israel and saudi arabia as well as the real threat posed by the damage done by traitors and espionage and chinese expansion in general