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The world's 15 biggest defence spenders

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The US tops the list of military spenders with a 2013 outlay reaching $640 billion, according to think tank SIPRI. China and Russia follow, although their combined total of $275.8 billion isn’t even half that of their big spending rival in the West. Saudi Arabia spends the most on defence per capita, with almost 10% of GDP going towards the world’s fourth largest military budget. Here’s the worlds top 15 military spenders…
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