170 Civil Society Organizations from 33 different countries demand that governments around the world drastically reduce their military expenditures, which reached almost 2 trillion $ in 2020, a 2.6% increase over the previous year. World military expenditure amounted to $1981 billion in 2020, a 2.6% increase over the previous year. In 2020, the biggest spenders …
26 April 2021. UK campaigning organisations are urging the government to rethink its military spending decisions in the light of the pandemic and the climate emergency. Figures released today by the world-renowned Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that global military spending in 2020 increased by 2.6% to $1981 billion and the UK’s military …
Imagine what could be achieved if just a portion of the money spent on military expenditures were pooled into a global fund, and redirected towards ending hunger and massively investing in public health systems.
GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING (GDAMS) The world spent $1.92 trillion on the military in 2019, a 3.6% increase over the previous year and the highest figure since the end of the Cold War. Our governments’ ever-growing military capacities, in the name of national security, have proved themselves completely useless to defend people …
The UK Government’s ‘Integrated Review’ document, due for release at noon today was leaked to the press late last night, the vision it paints of ‘Global Britain’ is very much one of military power projection. Under pressure to justify the cuts in aid particularly in regard to Yemen and Syria, the document does state that …
Today Rishi Sunak released details of the Budget at Westminster. It included an increase in military spending from £42bn in 2020-21 to £46 in 2021-22, part of a £24bn increase to the military budget over 4 years announced in November. This boost to military spending, the largest in 70 years – since the Korean War …
This briefing note was prepared by Dr Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director of Scientists for Global Responsibility. In November 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a very large increase in UK military spending. Total additional spending is approx. £24bn over four years, i.e. an average of £6bn per year (see table and graphs in appendices). The …
This webinar was arranged by the UK Steering Group for the Global Campaign on Military Spending. It took place Monday 22 February, 2021. The UK GCOMS network is made up of 36 organisations from political, scientific, faith and humanitarian concerns that wish to raise awareness about the significant sums spent in military development. Also download …
In November 2020, the Westminster government announced major increases in military spending, while at the same time slashing the overseas aid budget. This double-decision has been heavily criticised by many. With a further set of budget decisions on the horizon, it is important and timely to discuss the ways forward for campaigners. Ahead of the …
The United Kingdom is one of only eight countries in the world with nuclear weapons. UK annual spending on such weapons is £7.2bn, the third highest in the world after the US ($35.4bn) and China ($10.4bn). This staggering figure is also increasing due to the decision in 2016 to replace the UK’s current Trident missile …
