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For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds
Archived version: https://archive.ph/aCFt2
Database: https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex
$40 billion per year for 9 years total according to your link. So $360 billion.
Still exceptionally cheap for what is does, though.
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.
It sounds like a lot, but when you put it in proper context, it’s like chump change. Just take 2023 spending: $40 billions from $2.44 trillions, still leaves $2.40 trillions for defense.