Military spending continues to fall in the West but rises everywhere else, says SIPRI — www.sipri.org

Military spending continues to fall in the West but rises everywhere else, says SIPRI - Press release

▻http://www.sipri.org/media/pressreleases/2014/Milex_April_2014

The next three highest spenders—China, Russia and Saudi Arabia—all made substantial increases, with Saudi Arabia leapfrogging the United Kingdom, Japan and France to become the world’s fourth largest military spender. China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are among the 23 countries around the world that have more than doubled their military expenditure since 2004.