Tag: War Economy

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The US Still Spends More on Its Military Than 144 Nations Combined – CounterPunch.org

World military spending has reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). That’s up 3.7% since the previous year, including the steepest increase among European nations since the end of the Cold War over 30 years ago.

Source: The US Still Spends More on Its Military Than 144 Nations Combined – CounterPunch.org

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The Arms Industry Owns Congress

The new $850 billion military budget, which the House just approved and the Senate will take up soon, is a giveaway to the arms industry. Is it a coincidence that House supporters of the bill got seven times more money from military contractors than opponents?

Source: The Arms Industry Owns Congress

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Transparency lacking in Australian defence policy

What role did Dutton have in “shafting” the French?

With some of the most prominent think tanks on defence and foreign policy receiving funds from companies that rely on war and threats of war, Australians are being fed vested interests masquerading as “independent” opinion, writes Dr Sue Wareham.

Source: Transparency lacking in Australian defence policy