$2.6 trillion of global military spending

source: SIPRI
https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex

@infobeautiful and Trump has proposed increasing the US military budget to 1.5 Trillion
@infobeautiful @samiamsam This is why we can’t have nice things. Eisenhower warned us.

@donhawkins And Smedley Butler before that in the early 1930's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket

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War Is a Racket - Wikipedia

@infobeautiful mssleading graphic, japan spends more than 58$ on military πŸ˜‚ /jokingly

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So is it due to the USA feeling threatened?
If so, by who and why?

Or is it another thing?
Think imperialism, finance, domination, …

@infobeautiful Germany is a nation of warmongers, disgusting!

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all Money for nothin' πŸ’ΈπŸ‘‡πŸ˜’

https://youtu.be/wTP2RUD_cL0?si=s1nmPrEUH0lOQgQE

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)

YouTube

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Somehow, I think we’re not getting a good deal