http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
Military Spending: 2012
1 United States 711.0B
2 China 143.0B
3 Russia 71.9B
4 United Kingdom 62.7B
5 France 62.5B
In Perspective:
If the MSL ("Curiosity") cost $2.5B over 8 years, costing Americans $7 per person, then this year's military alone cost Americans $1,988 per person.
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James Clark
August 12, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Priorities. We lack them.