China, Russia and eastern Europe boost defence spending: study [feedly]

China, Russia and eastern Europe boost defence spending: study
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_Russia_and_eastern_Europe_boost_defence_spending_study_999.html

Military spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defence programmes, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday. The United States remains the world's biggest spender on defence, but it spent 6.4 percent less year-on-year in 2014, while China, R...