For many years, in over two administrations, and for too long, NATO has been a paper tiger and a one way street, no more. And that's what the Hague summit is all about. That's what defense spending commitments are all about. Transforming NATO back into a real military alliance that's focused on hard power and real deterrence. A NATO 3.0, modeled on the NATO 1.0 that won the Cold War, with our allies actually taking the lead in Europe's conventional defense. (17:46–17:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that NATO is being reformed to focus on military strength and deterrence.
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