World Military Spending Reaches An All-Time High Of $2.24 Trillion In 2022

Total global #MilitarySpending increased by 3.7% in real terms in 2022, to reach a new high of $2240 billion—the highest level ever recorded in SIPRI data. New SIPRI data out now.

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Reuters: Ukraine war spurs record global spending on military, Stockholm think tank says, article with image

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Global military spending rose to a record last year as Russia's war in Ukraine drove the biggest annual increase in expenditure in Europe since the end of the Cold War three decades ago, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday.

World military expenditure rose by 3.7% in real terms in 2022 to $2.24 trillion, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a statement.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began in February last year following years of growing tensions, has prompted European countries to rush to bolster their defences.

Moscow says its "special military operation" was necessary to safeguard it against what it sees as a hostile and aggressive West. Ukraine and its Western allies say Russia is waging an unprovoked war aimed at grabbing

territory.

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WNU Editor: The SIPRI press release is here .... World military expenditure reaches new record high as European spending surges.

The SIPRI report is here (link here).

World Military Spending Reaches An All-Time High Of $2.24 Trillion In 2022

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