We should not ignore that for countries like Japan and Germany, they have an enormous advantage in not having to spend realistically on a defense budget relativ

We should not ignore that for countries like Japan and Germany, they have an enormous advantage in not having to spend realistically on a defense budget relative to their risk-prone geography, living as they do under an umbrella. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2020&locations=EU&start=1960 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19/germanys-army-is-so-under-equipped-that-it-used-broomsticks-instead-of-machine-guns/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19...