Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge
SIPRI's 2026 press release on world military expenditure in 2025.
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The comparison the essay makes.
- Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge
Military expenditure of China, Russia and Germany in 2025.
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- The comparison with big-tech capex is the essay's own arithmetic.
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