Skybird
06-09-08, 04:58 AM
Summary can be read here:
http://www.sipri.org/contents/editors/SIPRIYB08summary.pdf/download
The US still make up for 45% of global spendings on military. :o UK and China each 5%, France and Japan each 4%, Germany, Italy, Russia and Saudi Arabia each 3%, India and S-Korea each 2%, and Brazil, Canada, Australia and Spain each 1%.
Total money spend worldwide was 1339 billion dollars, with the Americas spending 640 billion (an increase of 63% over the past ten years), Europe spending 370 billion (+16% over the past ten years), Asia and Oceania 219 billion (+52%), Middle East 91.5 billion (+62%).
Many more info on developements and conflict patterns in the 28 pages summary of the complete book.
Free download.
1.339.000.000.000 $ in 2008 alone.
Every man on earth could not only be fed and cloathed - every man could even live in modest wealth on this planet, with access to modern medical care.
Easily.
Is our global civilisation really any civilised at all?
http://www.sipri.org/contents/editors/SIPRIYB08summary.pdf/download
The US still make up for 45% of global spendings on military. :o UK and China each 5%, France and Japan each 4%, Germany, Italy, Russia and Saudi Arabia each 3%, India and S-Korea each 2%, and Brazil, Canada, Australia and Spain each 1%.
Total money spend worldwide was 1339 billion dollars, with the Americas spending 640 billion (an increase of 63% over the past ten years), Europe spending 370 billion (+16% over the past ten years), Asia and Oceania 219 billion (+52%), Middle East 91.5 billion (+62%).
Many more info on developements and conflict patterns in the 28 pages summary of the complete book.
Free download.
1.339.000.000.000 $ in 2008 alone.
Every man on earth could not only be fed and cloathed - every man could even live in modest wealth on this planet, with access to modern medical care.
Easily.
Is our global civilisation really any civilised at all?