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The chart is very misleading as it doesn't take into account the size of economy. The US is a much larger country than it was in 1945 and is spending much small
by tristanj 9y ago
The chart is very misleading as it doesn't take into account the size of economy. The US is a much larger country than it was in 1945 and is spending much smaller portion on military today.
During WW2, US defense spending was over 40% of GDP. Today it's less than 5%.
https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/defense_spending https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/defense_spending