12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
Last updated on: October 25, 2011 08:18 IST
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| The United States spends more on its military than rest of the top 15 nations with the highest military expenditure. The rest of the list includes China ($119 bn), UK ($59.6 bn), France ($59.3bn), Russia ($58.7bn), Japan ($54.5bn), Germany ($45.2bn), Saudi Arabia ($45.2bn), India ($41.3bn), Italy ($37bn), Brazil ($33.5bn), South Korea ($27.6bn), Australia ($24bn), Canada ($22.8bn) and Turkey ($17.5bn). The US spends $698 billion. (Figures courtesy Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). Click on NEXT to go further... |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| The total known land area occupied by US bases and facilities is 15,654 square miles -- bigger than Washington DC, Massachusetts, and New Jersey combined. |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| By 2033, the US will be paying $59 billion a year to its veterans injured in the wars |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| In 2007, the amount of money labeled 'wasted' or 'lost' in Iraq -- $11 billion -- could pay 220,000 teachers salaries |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| Defence spending is higher today than at any time since the height of World War II |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| The yearly cost of stationing one soldier in Iraq could feed 60 American families |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| Each day in Afghanistan costs the government more than it did to build the entire Pentagon |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| In 2008, the Pentagon spent more money every five seconds in Iraq than the average American earned in a year |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| Decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US Defence Department still has more than 40 generals, admirals or civilian equivalents based in Europe |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| The amount the government has spent compensating radiation victims of nuclear testing ($1.5 billion) could fully educate 13,000 American kids |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| The Pentagon spends more on war than all 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety |
12 interesting FACTS you didn't know about US military
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| The US has 5 per cent of the world's population -- but almost 50% of the world's total military expenditure |
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