For starters, it’s about an $80 billion increase in the Pentagon’s budget from 2017 to 2019. In real terms, that’s about 11 percent — a larger two-year increase than the DoD received during the height of the Reagan military buildup in the mid-1980s. To put this massive increase in perspective, here are a few other … Continue reading 11% increase in Pentagon’s budget
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France proposes big military spending increase
France unveiled Thursday a draft of its 2019-2025 military budget plan, setting €295 billion (U.S. $361 billion) on spending, which included better barracks, larger orders of Army armored vehicles, and studies on next-generation nuclear submarines and airborne nuclear missiles. That spending plan compares to €190 billion in the present 2014-2018 budget law. The Armed Forces … Continue reading France proposes big military spending increase
The human tragedies of ‘precision’ bombings
by Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal, the New York Times A key part of the coalition’s investigation process is to match civilian casualty accusations against its own logs. Chris Umphres, an Air Force captain at Udeid who assesses allegations of civilian casualties, told us that military investigators possess the coordinates of “every single strike conducted … Continue reading The human tragedies of ‘precision’ bombings
Angela Merkel’s government set new records for selling weapons
Germany's current government has approved massive arms exports to countries in conflict areas, according to a new report. The CDU-SPD cabinet also set new records for selling weapons, despite pledges to reduce it. Angela Merkel's government has approved over €25.1 billion ($30.9 billion) worth of weapons sales since taking power in 2014. This puts the … Continue reading Angela Merkel’s government set new records for selling weapons
SIPRI发布2016中文年鉴电子版
SIPRI is proud to e-launch the Chinese-language translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2016. Download a free copy here. [斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所（SIPRI）将在线提供《SIPRI年鉴2016：军控·裁军和国际安全》的中文电子版。请点击这里免费下载。] SIPRI will launch the Arabic translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2016 in Alexandria, Egypt, next month. Translations are also available in Russian and Ukrainian. SIPRI Yearbook summaries are available in Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish. https://www.sipri.org/news/2018/chinese-language-sipri-yearbook-2016-now-available-online-siprifabu2016zhongwennianjiandianziban
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