Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project

What happened

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around nato.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of nato, allies, announce, 37bn, missile: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.