Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

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• BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In contrast “We need $40 billion dollars per year to feed all of the world’s hungry people and end global hunger by 2030”.

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  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    $40 billion per year for 9 years total according to your link. So $360 billion.

    Still exceptionally cheap for what is does, though.

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    • maynarkh@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      9 Twitter acquisitions.

      Or less than one year of Apple revenue. The world could take all the money they spend on Apple products just for one year, and solve world hunger with it. We are actively choosing one year of new iShit products over 9 years of infrastructure investment that could save countless people’s lives, every year.

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It sounds like a lot, but when you put it in proper context, it’s like chump change. Just take 2023 spending $40 billions per year from $2.44 trillions still leaves $2.40 trillions for defense.

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  • spookex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But that doesn’t prevent my Russia from trying to do do Russian Empire 2 on my homeland, so more guns and rockets please

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    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We can afford both.

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• psmgx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Even Latin America?

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can check the database yourself www.sipri.org/databases/milex

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