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 Did you know that the United States consistently outspends the next 10 countries combined, many of which include major military powers like China, Russia, and India?

In 2023, the U.S. spent nearly $877 billion,
while China spent around $292 billion,
and Russia about $86 billion .

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗫, 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 #𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀.