This is offtopic, but social spending isn't dependent in many NATO member states on defense spending. Germany literally can spend 4% of GDP on defense, without

This is offtopic, but social spending isn't dependent in many NATO member states on defense spending. Germany literally can spend 4% of GDP on defense, without serious impact on socials pending. There's also the other side of the issue - US has been unwilling to sell weapons and very willing to denounce nations who didn't buy outdated and overpriced US armaments. You should also remember that after WW2 allies forced Germany into a particular mindset. And fall of the Soviet block - Germans are very much against "secret police" of any kind.