Military spending

One lawmaker said he "wonders when we are just going to get the amendment to have a trillion-dollar defense budget because it seems that's where we are going."

The world's nine nuclear-armed countries have increased their nuclear spending by $6.5 billion in 2021 from the previous year, a report by ICAN has found.

The aid package will include $20 billion for Ukraine's armed forces, which are trying to fend off a Russian offensive in the east.

A gargantuan defense budget doesn't necessarily buy the American people more security.

"We're dumping billions of dollars into a bloated Pentagon budget," the Washington Democrat tweeted.

Sanders released a video of Republicans expressing fears the "socialist" will soon chair the Senate Budget Committee.

Only two of the next 10 highest-spending nations are rivals of the U.S.; China and Russia. But the U.S. annually spends more than twice as much as both nations combined.

Beijing will slow its military investment as the country grapples with the economic turmoil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.

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President Donald Trump's $4.8 trillion 2021 budget proposal takes massive cuts from the EPA, student loan assistance and Medicaid, while it boosts military spending and border enforcement.

Sergey Shoigu said Russia will focus on weapons to level the playing field against overwhelming U.S. force.

The president previously called the decision the "most significant investment in our military and our war fighters in modern history."

The president has warned Europe can no longer rely on Trump's United States—and is busily preparing France and its allies to face off Islamist threats and an increasingly ambitious Russia.

The U.S. deficit is set to surpass $1 trillion by next year, which would be the highest total since the start of Obama's second term.

Berlin may also look to foreigners to boost numbers.

Both North and South Korea have moved several places up the list this year, and so has Iran.

The president made the claim in an unscheduled press conference Thursday and said he told allies, "I would be very unhappy if they didn't up their commitment very substantially."

The summit is an opportunity to present an updated strategy for the transatlantic alliance, but President Trump is unlikely to follow the script.

Canada will spend around 1.23 percent of its GDP on defense in 2018, far below the agreed 2 percent for NATO nations.

Even if the Pentagon budget were cut in half, the United States would still outspend China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea combined.

Russia's 2017 spend was $66.3 billion—20 per cent lower than in 2016.

China is investing heavily in its navy and has made a point of executing huge military drills to signify its determination to advance its national interests.

While headline-grabbing military technology sounds good, the reality is that the country still lags behind its rivals in almost all fields.

The Navy is going forward with plans to purchase its variant of the F-35 jet, which has been described as the most expensive weapon system ever.

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The president wants to boost defense spending and gut funding for other agencies.

Trump's pledge comes amid mounting evidence that potential enemies have built new anti-ship weapons able to destroy the expensive fleet of carriers.

Trump said on Twitter that the F-35 program's cost "is out of control" and that "billions of dollars can and will be saved" after his inauguration.

TVs, DVD players and mini-fridges were required in every room, according to the report.

The president wants to repeal all spending limits; Republicans only want military spending.