twenty eighteen washington increased its military spending for the first time in seven years. china has the second largest defense budget which it also boosted in twenty eighteen saudi arabia a traditionally well armed country with the third largest budget reduced its spending india and france increase their defense budgets last year as did russia. major world powers china and india have outpaced russia in their defense spending which is why the asia pacific region is sent to be arming itself by contrast african countries spending on weapons has declined. eastern europe and parts of the middle east have also reduced their defense budgets according to available data. but that has no bearing on the overall trend for many countries the requirements
major world powers china and india have outpaced russia in their defense spending which is why the asia pacific region is said to be arming itself by contrast african countries spending on weapons has declined. eastern europe and parts of the middle east have also reduced their defense budgets according to available data. but that has no bearing on the overall trend for many countries the requirements for security have never been higher. it s to india now and the halfway point in that country s mammals thirty nine day general election the biggest the world s ever same and though women make up a half of india s nine hundred million voters they are still massively under-represented in politics in this election less than eight percent of the candidates are women are correspondents on your follow car followed one of them on
calls for tanks bombs and grenades in the face of growing global tensions many countries are arming themselves more than ever. between nine hundred ninety eight and twenty eighteen worldwide defense spending rose almost continuously with one plateau to nearly two trillion dollars a year in twenty eighteen a sharp increase over twenty seventeen. the u.s. is by far the biggest spender on weapons and it shows no sign of changing course in twenty eighteen washington increased its military spending for the first time in seven years. china has the second largest defense budget which it also boosted in twenty eighteen saudi arabia a traditionally well armed country with the third largest budget reduced its spending india and france increase their defense budgets last year as did russia.
this but as we said social media and you tube is a young media so i think addressing young people is in the target to the cork target group and bringing them into a discussion among each other about topics is the ultimate goal which we like to reach ok an important goal for turkey right now director general peter limburg joining us from istanbul where that launch is taking place thanks very much. thank you. well a new report out by sipri the stockholm international peace research institute shows an increase in global military spending much of that driven by the united states with which in two thousand and eighteen spent almost as much on its military as the next eight countries combined but china and eastern european countries are also spending more as well on their national defense. military preparedness
by the stockholm international peace research institute or see for it shows a rise in global military spending once again much of the increase is driven by the us was steered spent almost as much on its military as the next eight countries combined but china and eastern european countries are also spending more on defense . military preparedness calls for tanks bombs and grenades in the face of growing global tensions many countries are arming themselves more than ever. between one thousand nine hundred ninety eight and twenty eighteen worldwide defense spending rose almost continuously with one plateau to nearly two trillion dollars a year and twenty eighteen a sharp increase over twenty seventeen. the u.s. is by far the biggest spender on weapons and it shows no sign of changing course in