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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The article states that military spending in Russia is no 7.5% of GDP, but the Estonian president said recently that Russia is planning to ramp it up to 40% based on their intelligence reports.
For context, at the height of WW2, the USSR was at 62% of GDP on military spending. During the Cold War, they varied between 10-20% depending on the year. Poland spends the most money on the military of all NATO countries relative to GDP (3.9 % of GDP), and the average in NATO is ~2.7%.
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But how efficient is 7.5%? Based on reports of corruption I wouldn't be surprised if half of that number finds its way into personal pockets.