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Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since the Early 90s
Global military expenditure has nearly doubled since the early 90s. According to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, the ...
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Trends in U.S. Military Spending
However, this share has declined steadily over the past two decades. In 2013, U.S. military spending fell faster than overall military spending by democracies. However, the United States continues ...
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Spending 5% of GDP on military now would be absolutely nuts
The system cannot accommodate such growth, and even more, it’s not necessary to defend the country — unless Washington wants WWIII ...
Does Trump Have the Power to Block Spending That Congress Has Authorized?
The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and ...
Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender
Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% ...
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US Would Need Extra $500B to Comply With Donald Trump's 5% NATO Demand
The calculation, made by Russian-born American author and military historian Max Boot ... it would need to add another $500 billion in spending. "The US defense budget is $824 billion.
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This year’s debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military
But that record was threatened in the Republican-led House of Representatives on July 14, 2023, when members passed the US$ ...
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Europe is divided over Trump's call for NATO members to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
Estonia and the US ... spending more and also fielding more capabilities." Nevertheless, analysts say Trump's 5% figure is unrealistic. "Many European NATO countries are funding higher military ...