I was mainly referring to the Cold War. It isn't really up for debate that the US outspent Europe to build up and counter the USSR. R&D doesn't make up a big p

I was mainly referring to the Cold War. It isn't really up for debate that the US outspent Europe to build up and counter the USSR. R&D doesn't make up a big part of defense spending. I'm not counting things like the F22 as R&R.