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> US Military budget alone is allmost 10x higher than russias Because, you know, Russia is trailing waaay behind US in GDP. And if we will take a look at mili
by PerfectDlite 9y ago
> US Military budget alone is allmost 10x higher than russias
Because, you know, Russia is trailing waaay behind US in GDP.
And if we will take a look at military spending in % of GDP, Russia actually spends _more_ than US.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_...
[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/25/the-biggest-military-budgets-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-infographic-2/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/25/the-bi...
- hutzlibu 9y agoAnd even if they would spend 100% on military, how would that change their threatlevel if they are still totally underpowered?
- PerfectDlite 9y agoWhat makes you think that?