US Ambassador Warns Czech Defense Spending Risks Falling Behind NATO Commitments
In his speech at the conference Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted, held at Prague Castle, the US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Nicholas A. Merrick, openly pointed… 
In his speech at the conference Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted, held at Prague Castle, the US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Nicholas A. Merrick, openly pointed out the risks associated with a possible decline in Czech defense spending and emphasized the need to fulfill alliance commitments in the area of defense investment.
According to Merrick, NATO's new defense spending targets—3.5% of GDP for basic defense capabilities and an additional 1.5% for related investments, totaling 5% of GDP over the next ten years—are not arbitrary figures or a unilateral demand by the United States. "These numbers ... are not arbitrary. They're not…
