Who Will Wield All Those Shiny New Weapons?

As defense spending rises and production ramps up, allied armies struggle to fill the ranks.

Soldiers of the 45th Armored Brigade of the German Bundeswehr appear at a ceremonial roll-call in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 22. September 3, 2025, 9:28 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

After many decades of indecision and foot dragging, U.S. allies are finally rearming. At NATO’s annual summit in June, the bloc’s members committed to spending at least 5 percent of their GDP on defense and related infrastructure. East Asian countries are belatedly building warships and missiles to counter a stronger, more assertive China. But even as funding rises, factories retool , and arms production ramps up, one question remains unanswered: Who will w

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