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Originally Posted by Pete F.
The russian military budget is 47 Billion
The USA 647 Billion
Add the rest of NATO, another 300 Billion
from Global Firepower an interesting site
There is way more to it than just money
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Yes, now look at expenditures as a percentage going towards equipment, not personnel, costs.
RUS is not buying a lot of new kit, but they are modernizing a lot of their old gear and have modernized a lot of that gear over the past 10 years. They broke a significant part of their funds to do it.
Why?