Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP this month to contain the threat, the alliance’s secretary general has said.
Mark Rutte said in a speech in London on Monday that Nato needed “a quantum leap in our collective defence”, which would include significant rearmament to deter an increasingly militarised Russia.
That would include a fivefold increase in air defence, thousands more tanks and millions more artillery shells to boost stockpiles and ensure Nato countries match existing levels of Russian production.
Two percent GDP to five percent GDP isn’t a teeny tiny step.
you’re missing the point I’m pedantically making. “a quantum leap” is not a big jump, it’s a tiny step.
this is an inaccurate assertion. the usage of the word “quantum” as an adjective (as it is used in the op) means large or significant.
see source.