Global Weapons Spending Hits Record Levels

US accounts for more than half total increase to $1.4tn

Worldwide spending on weapons has reached record levels amounting to well over $1tn last year, a leading research organisation reported today.

Global military expenditure has risen by 45% over the past decade to $1.46tn, according to the latest annual Yearbook on Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 9, 2009 - 5:14 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 9, 2009

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) has released a report, making this timely news.

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