Global military expenditure at 3-decade high
The world has spent $1.8 trillion on its military in 2018. The US is leading the charge, while some of its NATO allies are also buffing their war budgets citing the Russian threat while Moscow decreased its military spending.
global military spending went up 2.6 percent to reach its highest number since at least 1988, when researches began tracking the data.
The US spent $649 billion last year, which amounts to 36 percent of the world’s total, has outspent its closest pursuer, China, almost by three times having spent almost as much as eight next countries combined.
https://www.rt.com/news/457788-military-spending-surge-usa/