Fiscal Times: The Top 15 Military Spenders in the World
Global military spending increased to $1.7 trillion in 2015, with the U.S. being the biggest spender by a wide margin.
A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that military expenditures across the globe climbed by 1 percent from the previous year, the first such increase since 2011. The growth was driven by spending in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania, and some states in the Middle East, according to the study.
Overall, military expenditures were equal to 2.3 percent of the global gross domestic product.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 6, 2016
World military spending resumes upward course, says SIPRI -- SIPRI
The World Has Started Spending More on Weapons -- Bloomberg
The only chart you need to see to know that the world is upping the ante on defense spending -- Business Insider
Russian Pacific Fleet’s warships hold anti-submarine, anti-terrorism drills -- TASS
Head of Moscow Military Draft Office Arrested for Bribery -- Moscow Times
Former Top Military Official in China Took ‘Huge’ Bribes, Inquiry Finds -- New York Times
US would ‘block’ sale of Russian fighter jet to Iran -- Reuters
Typhoons in the Desert: Kuwait Purchases 28 Eurofighter Jets -- Sputnik
Despite Several Blows to Shabab, Worries Persist About Their Resilience -- New York Times
Nato could do more on extremism, says British general -- BBC
Nigerian Military Opens Camp to Rehabilitate Boko Haram -- ABC News
Suspicious Activity at North Korea's Yongbyon Radiochemical Laboratory; Progress Towards Completing the Experimental Light Water Reactor -- 38 North
Japan Shifting Amphibious, Coastal Defense Units Closer to China; Australia Boosts its Own Capability -- USNI News
US military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities -- Phys.org
Senate Leaders Set to Expand Role of U.S. Cyber Command in New Defense Bill -- USNI News
Japan PM defends US military alliance in rebuff to Trump -- Asia Times/AFP
U.S. troops in Japan face tough new alcohol limits -- Marine Times
US Military Hails Success of Anti-IS Strikes in Afghanistan -- VOA
US Considering Moving Sinai Troops: Media -- Defense News/AFP
American military considering withdrawing from Sinai -- Arutz Sheva
Budget cuts are forcing the US Army to lose its competitive edge -- Defense news/Army Times
Lockheed Martin Tests Mini Missile -- Sputnik
Obama: US Increasing Posture in Europe Amid Russia's 'Aggressive Actions' -- Sputnik
U.S. Air Force Preparing for ‘High Volume’ Operations in Europe -- National Defense
Pentagon chief seeks reforms, calls Russia ‘No. 1 strategic threat’ -- RT
US Defense Secretary: China ‘Far and Away’ Most Aggressive Nation in Asia -- Sputnik
Obama looks to scale up ISIS fight -- CNN
ISIS Cyberattacks Threat In US? Top Military Official Concerned ISIS Will Start Viewing ‘Cyber As A Weapon System’ -- IBTimes
Top military official warns of ISIS attacks -- CNN
Kerry: 'We are definitively at war with ISIS' -- The Hill
John McCain warns IS fight headed for 'slow, grinding failure' -- AFP
Defense chief unveils proposal to update chain of command -- The Hill
Pentagon chief wants streamlined, more nimble U.S. military structure -- Reuters
Soldier Who Fought VA, Blamed Cancer on Iraq 'Burn Pits,' Dies -- Military.com/FOX News
The FBI Now Has The Largest Biometric Database In The World. Will It Lead To More Surveillance? -- Eric Markowitz, IBTimes
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