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Global Military Spending Exceeds $1 Trillion

HeadlineJun 08, 2005

For the first time since the Cold War, global military spending exceeded one trillion dollars last year. The United States spent by far the most — accounting for almost half of the world’s military expenditures. This according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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