Study: Global Military Spending Rises Nearly 50% in Last Decade
A new study shows global military spending has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last decade, with the United States accounting for half the total rise. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says governments spent more than $1.3 trillion on arms and other military costs last year. US spending also accounted for nearly half, at almost $550 billion.
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That SUCKS. Why don't we get it yet? War doesn't solve anything. There is so much intelligent time and energy concentrated on fighting, on weapons, on the enemy. We have the technology to blow up our only home, the Earth, 36 times!
Everytime I buy something, I think of how I'm supporting the military. I love my family, friends, and my home, but I absolutely hate paying into this system that is wrecking havoc on the entire globe.
Anup Shah, World Military Spending, GlobalIssues.org, Last updated: Saturday, March 01, 2008
