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$750B for defense was 3% of the federal budget in 2024. USA plans to shrink defense budget by 40%, to less than 2%, while asking other NATO members to increase

$750B for defense was 3% of the federal budget in 2024. USA plans to shrink defense budget by 40%, to less than 2%, while asking other NATO members to increase their budgets to 5%. China plans to spend 7.2% of their budget on defense in 2025. Russia plans to spend 32.5% of their budget on defense in 2025.

momo_hn2025 2y ago
You better read news from media carefully, especially U.S. news on China: 1. "China's defense budget stays under 1.5% of GDP for years".True. 2. "China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year".True.
- oneshtein 2y ago
  Quote: > Yet some analysts have recently argued that China’s defense spending is much larger still, and their new numbers have gained the attention of wider audiences. The Economist has reported that China’s defense spending has already reached two-thirds of U.S. spending and is “catching up quickly.” Then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress in 2021 that “the Russian and Chinese budgets exceed our budgets if all the cards are put on the table.” In September 2023, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan claimed that China’s defense spending is “probably close to about $700 billion” — three times higher than Beijing’s official defense budget. Apparently worried that China is poised to match or even surpass U.S. spending, Congress introduced legislation in June 2023 calling for the development of new methods for measuring, comparing, and reporting on China’s defense spending. So, China and Russia increased their military spending a lot, while Trump disarms USA like Zelenskiy did just before fool scale invasion.
postingawayonhn 2y ago
> $750B for defense was 3% of the federal budget in 2024. I think you mean of GDP, not federal budget.
- oneshtein 2y ago
  Yep, I mean % of GDP. Too late to edit. Anyway, it looks like USA is #1 now, but Trump wants to make USA #2 by military spending (with purchasing power parity) by 2030, which is not a smart move in the middle of WWIII.
  - NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago
    Why would he edit? What he said looks true, and it looks like it refutes my argument. That's all he needs.

momo_hn2025 2y ago

You better read news from media carefully, especially U.S. news on China: 1. "China's defense budget stays under 1.5% of GDP for years".True. 2. "China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year".True.

oneshtein 2y ago
Quote: > Yet some analysts have recently argued that China’s defense spending is much larger still, and their new numbers have gained the attention of wider audiences. The Economist has reported that China’s defense spending has already reached two-thirds of U.S. spending and is “catching up quickly.” Then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress in 2021 that “the Russian and Chinese budgets exceed our budgets if all the cards are put on the table.” In September 2023, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan claimed that China’s defense spending is “probably close to about $700 billion” — three times higher than Beijing’s official defense budget. Apparently worried that China is poised to match or even surpass U.S. spending, Congress introduced legislation in June 2023 calling for the development of new methods for measuring, comparing, and reporting on China’s defense spending. So, China and Russia increased their military spending a lot, while Trump disarms USA like Zelenskiy did just before fool scale invasion.

postingawayonhn 2y ago

> $750B for defense was 3% of the federal budget in 2024. I think you mean of GDP, not federal budget.

oneshtein 2y ago
Yep, I mean % of GDP. Too late to edit. Anyway, it looks like USA is #1 now, but Trump wants to make USA #2 by military spending (with purchasing power parity) by 2030, which is not a smart move in the middle of WWIII.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago
  Why would he edit? What he said looks true, and it looks like it refutes my argument. That's all he needs.