John Weitzer writes:
Tom - didn't know if you had seen this. Everyone else is a role player. We are the only when left, as you say, that can project force everywhere.
The item (one occurrence):
The World's Top 10 Military Spenders
Monday June 11, 8:26 am ET
By The Associated Press
A Glance at the World's Top 10 Military Spenders
The world's top 10 military spenders in 2006. The list shows the amount each country spent on weapons in 2005 dollars, and the share of world arms expenditures.1. United States, $528.7 billion, 46 percent
2. Britain, $59.2 billion, 5 percent
3. France, $53.1 billion, 5 percent
4. China, $49.5 billion, 4 percent
5. Japan, $43.7 billion, 4 percent
6. Germany, $37.0 billion, 3 percent
7. Russia, $34.7 billion, 3 percent
8. Italy, $29.9 billion, 3 percent
9. Saudi Arabia, $29.0 billion, 3 percent
10. India, $23.9 billion, 2 percentSource: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Tom says:
A view of the world: one Leviathan, many SysAdmin helpers.
I say: One more reason not to believe the hype about China as a threat.
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Comments (2)
I could also be a look of who is going to fight in the next war. Or rather who is going to supply the next war?
Posted by frankwolftown | June 12, 2007 10:30 PM
More statistics. The percentage of official UN peacekeeping personnel these countries contributed is shown below - as at May 2007. For comparison, the percentage of global spending on the military is in brackets.
1. United States peacekeepers 0.4% (46% of global spending); 2. Britain 0.4% (5%); France 2.5% (5%); China 2.2% (4%); Japan 0.1% (4%); Germany 1.1% (3%); Russia 0.4% (3%); Italy 3.1% (3%); Saudi Arabia ? (3%); India 11.2% (2%).
Posted by IJ | June 13, 2007 3:31 PM