Active Military Personnel: 1,477,896
2. Russia: Defense Budget: $64,000,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 1,200,000
3. China: Defense Budget: $129,272,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 2,285,000
4. India: Defense Budget: $44,282,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 1,325,000.
5. UK: Defense Budget: $57,875,170,000
Active Military Personnel: 224,500
6. France: Defense Budget: $58,244,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 362,485
7. Germany: Defense Budget: $43,478,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 148,996
8. South Korea: Defense Budget: $28,280,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 653,000
9. Italy: Defense Budget: $31,946,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 293,202.
10. Brazil: Defense Budget: $31,576,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 371,199
11. Turkey: Defense Budget: 18,687,000,000
Active Military Personnel:612,920
12. Pakistan: Defense Budget: 5,685,000,000
Active Military Personnel:617,920
13. Israel: Defense Budget: 15,209,000,000
Active Military Personnel:187,000
14. Egypt: Defense Budget: 4,107,000,000
Active Military Personnel:489,000
15. Indonesia: Defense Budget: 5,220,000,000
Active Military Personnel:438,000
Point to note is that the defense budget of USA alone is more than the combined budget of the remaining 14 countries. I wonder who pays for the US forces stationed in the countries defeated/captured/liberated etc. during the second World War and in recent years. On the face of it one would think that either the US intends to attack and conquer all countries of the world or it is afraid that as a consequence of its guilt all other countries may someday unite and attack it.
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