Absolutely. If you try to have a defence policy that creates a force that requires 2% of the GDP to fund it adequately and you only have 1.5% of GDP, you're going to run into structural deficits around the creation of that capability.
Associate Professor, Carleton University, As an Individual
Absolutely. If you try to have a defence policy that creates a force that requires 2% of the GDP to fund it adequately and you only have 1.5% of GDP, you're going to run into structural deficits around the creation of that capability.
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