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Global military spending increases despite pandemic
By EUobserver
Total military expenditure worldwide increased by 2.6 percent in 2020, reaching almost $2 trillion (€1.65 trillion), despite the global coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn, according to a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Deutsche Welle writes. Just five countries — the US, China, India, Russia and the UK — made up 62 percent of all military spending.