Global military spending has reached a new post-Cold War high, topping $1.8 trillion in 2018, according to an annual report published this week by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This marks a 2.6 percent increase over the previous annual record for worldwide military expenditures in 2017. US imperialism far outpaces allies and enemies alike in military spending. the US spent as much as the next eight countries combined, accounting for 36 percent of the world’s military spending.
Los 15 países con el mayor gasto militar en 2018 (miles de millones de dólares de 2018)
— source wsws.org | 30 Apr 2019