This makes complete sense because of Iran, Assad, ISIS and Yemen.
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Saudi
Arabia replaced Russia last year as the country with the third highest
military spending in the world, a Swedish research institute said on
April 5. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimated
that global …
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
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Saudi Arabia Replaces Russia As World's Third Biggest Military Spender
April 05, 2016
Saudi Arabia replaced Russia last
year as the country with the third highest military spending in the
world, a Swedish research institute said on April 5.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimated that global military spending rose by 1 percent in 2015 to $1.67 trillion, the first worldwide increase since 2011.
As in past years, the United States and China topped the list of big military spenders, with $596 billion and $215 billion military budgets, respectively. The United States alone accounted for more than a third of global spending.
But Saudi Arabia, which has been backing the Yemeni government in a war with rebels while providing support to rebels in Syria, surged into third place for the first time with its $87.2 billion budget.
Russia's spending also increased substantially by 7.5 percent to $66 billion, fueled by an air-strike campaign backing the Syrian government and a military buildup on its western border with Europe.
Over the last 10 years, Saudi Arabia's military budget nearly doubled by 97 percent, while Russia's budget was up by 91 percent.
Based on reporting by dpa, Reuters, and AFP
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimated that global military spending rose by 1 percent in 2015 to $1.67 trillion, the first worldwide increase since 2011.
As in past years, the United States and China topped the list of big military spenders, with $596 billion and $215 billion military budgets, respectively. The United States alone accounted for more than a third of global spending.
But Saudi Arabia, which has been backing the Yemeni government in a war with rebels while providing support to rebels in Syria, surged into third place for the first time with its $87.2 billion budget.
Russia's spending also increased substantially by 7.5 percent to $66 billion, fueled by an air-strike campaign backing the Syrian government and a military buildup on its western border with Europe.
Over the last 10 years, Saudi Arabia's military budget nearly doubled by 97 percent, while Russia's budget was up by 91 percent.
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