Friday, November 6, 2009

military spending can eat shit


* The United States spends more than the next 45 highest spending countries in the world combined.
* The United States accounts for 48 percent of the world's total military spending.
* The United States spends on its military 5.8 times more than China, 10.2 times more than Russia, and 98.6 times more than Iran.
* The United States and its strongest allies (the NATO countries, Japan, South Korea and Australia) spend $1.1 trillion on their militaries combined, representing 72 percent of the world's total.

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