For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds
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Submitted 9 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/global-defence-budget-jumps-to-record-high-of-2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds
Archived version: archive.ph/aCFt2
Even Latin America?
You can check the database yourself www.sipri.org/databases/milex
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 9 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”.
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 9 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.
maynarkh@feddit.nl 9 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.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 9 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.
spookex@lemmy.world 9 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
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
We can afford both.