Battle stations: Asia's arms race hots up
Click HERE
If can't access above link, click HERE
Annual defence spending in the Asia-Pacific has more than doubled since the turn of the century to US$450 billion (S$614 billion)
The US is budgeting to spend US$717 billion on defence in 2019, an almost 8 per cent year-on-year increase and its highest spending since 2011. Beijing's spending is scheduled to rise to US$207 billion this year, consolidating its position as the world's second-largest spender on defence and boosting investment in high-tech weapons ranging from artificial intelligence to aircraft carrier killer missiles to drone swarms.
Qn: Examine the extent to which expenditure on arms and the armed forces is justified in the modern world. (Cam. 2014)
If can't access above link, click HERE
Annual defence spending in the Asia-Pacific has more than doubled since the turn of the century to US$450 billion (S$614 billion)
The US is budgeting to spend US$717 billion on defence in 2019, an almost 8 per cent year-on-year increase and its highest spending since 2011. Beijing's spending is scheduled to rise to US$207 billion this year, consolidating its position as the world's second-largest spender on defence and boosting investment in high-tech weapons ranging from artificial intelligence to aircraft carrier killer missiles to drone swarms.
Qn: Examine the extent to which expenditure on arms and the armed forces is justified in the modern world. (Cam. 2014)
posted by Dark Shadow | 2:36 PM
<< Home