Defence spending – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Nuclear arms race ‘stupid,’ Beijing will make sure it can destroy US just ‘ONCE’ – Chinese media boss

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Matching the number of nuclear weapons with Washington is a fool’s errand, when all it takes for a successful deterrent is having enough to obliterate the US once, said the editor-in-chief of China’s state-run Global Times daily. … Read More >Nuclear arms race ‘stupid,’ Beijing will make sure it can destroy US just ‘ONCE’ – Chinese media boss

USA

Senate votes to override Trump’s veto of defense spending bill

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021By Editor

The Senate joined the House of Representatives on Friday by overriding President Donald Trump’s veto of a $740 billion annual spending bill with a 81-13 vote, reaching the two thirds majority needed. … Read More >Senate votes to override Trump’s veto of defense spending bill

Russia

Cutting military spending to fund human security is ‘THE LEAST’ world leaders can do after pandemic – Gorbachev

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 pandemic shows that governments that think of security in mostly military terms are simply wasting money, Mikhail Gorbachev has said. Defence spending must be cut globally to fund things that humanity actually needs. … Read More >Cutting military spending to fund human security is ‘THE LEAST’ world leaders can do after pandemic – Gorbachev