More than 20 NATO member states will hit or surpass the bloc’s target of allocating at least 2% of GDP to defense spending this year, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on June 17. “I can only now reveal that this year more than 20 allies will spend at least 2% of GDP on defense,” Stoltenberg said at the Wilson Center think tank in Washington, reported by Reuters. “This is good for Europe and good for America, especially since much of this extra money is spent here in the United States,” he added. Stoltenberg said that five years ago, the number was fewer than ten. There are currently 32 …