DefenceTalkMilitary spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defence programs, 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 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-russia-and-eastern-europe-boost-defence-spending-study-63848/