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Originally Posted by noahath
Just a point for you to consider: the US could cut it's "defence" (an oxymoron if ever there was one) budget in half (ie 50%) and it would still be the largest defence budget in the world. As it currently stands, the annual US defence budget is bigger than EVERY other country on Earth (inc Russia, Britian & China) combined!! There's a figure to think about. I somehow seriously doubt that a reduction in defence spending is going to leave the US in a dangerous position.
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I am sure your right, we do spend more on defense than any other country. However, there is no way to know this definatively because many of the largest spenders such as China do not have the reporting standards that we do. It's impossible to know exactly how much these governments are spending, all you can hope for are estimates.