US Allies Are Wary of Buying American as They Plan Defense Buildup

For European countries that just approved the biggest increase in military spending in decades, “Buy American” is looking a lot less appealing than it once was. They may have no choice.

As the allies rush to rebuild their fighting forces, leaders are confronting the reality that they’ll have to rely on the US for many of the new weapons they’re planning to buy, a sales pitch driven home by President Donald Trump on his visit to Europe this week.