Tag: MILITARY SPENDERS

U.S., China, Saudi Arabia biggest military spenders in 2017 – Research Institute

May 2, 2018

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by

Kehinde Ajose

in News, World

Global military spending rose in 2017 to its highest level since the Cold War, with the U.S., China and Saudi Arabia topping the list, a Swedish-based research institute said Wednesday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that global military expenditure totalled 1.73 trillion dollars in 2017, up 1.1 per cent on 2016. SIPRI…