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ARMENIA HAS TRADITIONALLY HAD A STRONGER ARMY THAN AZERBAIJAN: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Tert.am
04.06.10
Despite a global recession, worldwide military spending increased in
2009 by its fastest pace since 2003, according to a new report by
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Chad boosted
spending by 663 percent. The US still has the biggest defense budget.
Worldwide military spending jumped 5.9 percent in 2009 to $1.5
trillion. This is despite a recession that shrunk the global economy
2.2 percent.
The US remains by far the biggest military spender, followed by China,
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in
its annual report on worldwide military expenditures, released June 2.
Last year saw the steepest jump in worldwide military spending since
the start of the Iraq War in 2003.
>From 2000 to 2009, Chad increased its military budget 663 percent,
Azerbaijan increased 471 percent, and Kazakhstan increased 360 percent.
In Central Asia, according to CSM, Azerbaijan has used oil
revenues to beef up forces along its border with Armenia, which
has traditionally had a stronger army and enjoys strategic terrain
advantages. The International Crisis Group said in a report last year
that Azerbaijan's stronger military could put the fragile truce with
Armenia under threat.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
04.06.10
Despite a global recession, worldwide military spending increased in
2009 by its fastest pace since 2003, according to a new report by
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Chad boosted
spending by 663 percent. The US still has the biggest defense budget.
Worldwide military spending jumped 5.9 percent in 2009 to $1.5
trillion. This is despite a recession that shrunk the global economy
2.2 percent.
The US remains by far the biggest military spender, followed by China,
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in
its annual report on worldwide military expenditures, released June 2.
Last year saw the steepest jump in worldwide military spending since
the start of the Iraq War in 2003.
>From 2000 to 2009, Chad increased its military budget 663 percent,
Azerbaijan increased 471 percent, and Kazakhstan increased 360 percent.
In Central Asia, according to CSM, Azerbaijan has used oil
revenues to beef up forces along its border with Armenia, which
has traditionally had a stronger army and enjoys strategic terrain
advantages. The International Crisis Group said in a report last year
that Azerbaijan's stronger military could put the fragile truce with
Armenia under threat.
From: A. Papazian