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Old 06-09-08, 04:58 AM   #1
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Default SIPRI Yearbook 2008 published

Summary can be read here:

http://www.sipri.org/contents/editor...y.pdf/download

The US still make up for 45% of global spendings on military. 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?
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