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Re:China is challenging the idea that censorship thwarts onl... by sremani on Thursday July 21, 2016 @11:42AM (#12137583)
Based on http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

France 2.1% of GDP. The consensus number is more of less 3%.

edit: I was wrong, 2% is the right number.

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Re:China is challenging the idea that censorship thwarts onl... by drzaiusapelord on Thursday July 21, 2016 @12:00PM (#12137715)
Actually its 2%. Only the UK, Poland, Greece, and Estonia reached those levels in 2015.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/news/nato-spending-countries...

You are right, the German military is at best a target for the Russians to calibrate their weapons and to draw the US in.

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Re:China is challenging the idea that censorship thwarts onl... by achamayou on Thursday July 21, 2016 @12:06PM (#12137759)
Whose consensus? Only five countries in the world spend more than 3%, and at 2.1% France is the largest spender in NATO behind the US.

Russia spends less than France and Italy combined in dollars. In % of GDP, China is at 1.9%. Just below France and the UK.

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