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Global
Military Expenditures
Global military expenditures currently exceed $809 billion.
The top military spenders are:
United States $310.6 Billion
Russia*
$55.0
Japan $41.1
United Kingdom $34.6
France $29.5
Germany
$24.7
Saudi Arabia $18.4
Italy $16.2
China** $12.6
South Korea
$11.6
*1998 funding (most recent year
available)
** From FY 99 expenditures (most recent year available).
Western analysts believe that China's real defense spending is several
times higher than the official figure because a number of significant
items are funded elsewhere.
Global Priorities
For approximately 30% of Annual World
Military Expenditures ($810 billion), all of the following could be
accomplished***:
• Eliminate Starvation and Malnutrition
($19 billion)
• Provide Shelter ($21 billion)
• Remove Landmines ($4
billion)
• Build Democracy ($3 billion)
• Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
($7 billion)
• Refugee Relief ($5 billion)
• Eliminate Illiteracy
($5 billion)
• Provide Clean, Safe Water ($10 billion)
• Provide
Health Care and AIDS Control ($21 billion)
• Stop Deforestation ($7
billion)
• Prevent Global Warming ($8 billion)
• Stabilize
Population ($10.5 billion)
• Prevent Acid Rain ($8 billion)
•
Provide Clean, Safe Energy: Energy Efficiency ($33 billion), Renewable
Energy ($17 billion)
• Stop Ozone Depletion ($5 billion)
• Prevent
Soil Erosion ($24 billion)
• Retire Developing Nations Debt ($30
billion)
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