The first is the war in Ukraine, I think, has woken up a lot of people on this continent about real threats and real war. And the other is, I think, The pressure and the statements of President Trump have been pretty consistent about increasing their spending. So this whole trajectory of more defense spending began, I believe, back in 2017, 2018, under President Trump's first term. (07:04–07:11)
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