Military Spending In Perspective – Russia ‘Wins’

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), worldwide defense spending is on the rise once again. As Statista’s Dyfed Loesche notes, in total, spending stood at $1.69 trillion in 2016.
The ten countries who invest most into their military had a share of 73 percent in this, or $1.23 trillion.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 26, 2017.