I think you’re missing a lot of the context here.

The collective agreement means that 3.5% of GDP will be spent on defense and 1.5% on defense related measures (cybersecurity, infrastructure security etc.). It applies to all countries in the alliance, including the US.

The US already spends around 3.5% on defense according to Reuters and there is no requirement to use US manufacturers over others.

I am not saying increasing defence spending is a good thing, just that you or the headlines have misinterpreted the agreement.

link to Reuters article.

It’s additionally funny because the title on the webpage doesn’t pick up the 2nd “the”.