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Disputes stimulate 'extraordinary' increase in military spending

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STOCKHOLM - Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching US$2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said on Monday.




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