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Re:My War (1982) by ajuc on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @08:59AM (#40657609)
> Russia is currently spending over 7% of GDP on its military. The EU averages around 1.5%.

GDP of Russia was about 2 trillion USD in 2023. GDP of EU was about 18 trillion USD.

1.5% of EU GDP is still double the russian military budget.

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Re:My War (1982) by euroderf on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @10:38AM (#40658701)
But is there an accurate PPP-type measure for military spending worldwide ?
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Re:My War (1982) by matthewaveryusa on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @10:52AM (#40658842)
Most certainly, but not for the public to see (although we all know relatively where different countries are.) I recently read kill chain which is jarringly accurate for a 4 year old book, and it goes through what you're indirectly alluding to: US military ppp is not only too high, but the 'kill-chain' is too slow.
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