Military spending continues to fall in the West but rises everywhere else, says SIPRI
(Stockholm, 14 April 2014) World military expenditure totalled $1.75 trillion in 2013, a fall of 1.9 per cent in real terms since 2012, according to figures released today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The comprehensive annual update of the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is accessible from today at www.sipri.org The fall in the …