The World - News from Feb. 14, 1985
The nations of the world spent more than $800 billion for military purposes during 1984, about $166 for every human being, according to a U.N. report. The “1985 Report on the World Social Situation” says military expenditures are growing at a rate faster than the global population, which is estimated at 4.8 billion. The report said that most of the military spending is done by six nations--the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, China, France and West Germany.
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