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Originally Posted by HOZ
Japan is one of the biggest military spenders in the world. Their military is the closest to the US in tech hardware.
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You are right - apparently they were #4 in 2005.
http://www.sipri.org/contents/milap/...r_spenders.pdf
I don't know how much of that translates into combat-readiness dollars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
Interestingly enough, Japan's per capita spending was $2.00 more than Canada's.
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Calgary... Anywhere else, I'd be conservative.
Last edited by Ayrahb; 10-09-2006 at 11:10 AM.
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