{"id":1038,"date":"1997-01-01T22:06:53","date_gmt":"1997-01-01T22:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2021-10-26T12:42:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:42:21","slug":"post-cold-war-us-military-expenditure-in-the-context-of-world-spending-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/post-cold-war-us-military-expenditure-in-the-context-of-world-spending-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Cold War US Military Expenditure in the Context of World Spending Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Carl Conetta and Charles Knight, <em>PDA Briefing Memo #10<\/em>, January 1997.<br \/>\n<a class=\"htmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/bmemo10.htm\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener\">\u27aa HTML<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"execLink\" href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/bmem10su.htm\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener\">\u27aa summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"varPubSum\">Based on a review of official world military spending data, this study finds evidence that the strategic position of the US and its allies has improved immensely relative to the potential threat states. 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