The US spends more per year on military than the next nine countries combined.
“I’m important because I can beat you up,” sounds like how an abuser frames their ‘importance’. I would say that economic and cultural power are becoming more important than military power.
You would be wrong, there is a reason China is spending so much. Also China never reports accurate numbers. Given the rapid expansion and modernization their military has undergone the last 20 years, it’s likely they’re spending as much if not more than the US.
“I’m important because I can beat you up,” sounds like how an abuser frames their ‘importance’. I would say that economic and cultural power are becoming more important than military power.
You would be wrong, there is a reason China is spending so much. Also China never reports accurate numbers. Given the rapid expansion and modernization their military has undergone the last 20 years, it’s likely they’re spending as much if not more than the US.