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Military budgets rose a paltry 1.3% in 2010 to a total of $1.63 trillion, with U.S. spending accounting for the bulk of that increase, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, known as Sipri.

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Though some large-scale weapons programmes were cancelled in the latest US budget plans, notably the F22 stealth fighter, more money was earmarked for other projects, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cyberwarfare, said Sipri.

Arms spending unaffected by financial crisis, says thinktank 2010

Last year, $1.5 trillion (£1tn) was spent on weapons, an annual increase in real terms of 5.9%, according to the latest report by Sipri, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Arms spending unaffected by financial crisis, says thinktank 2010

Sipri notes that the US has actually increased its JSF programme.

Arms spending unaffected by financial crisis, says thinktank 2010

Global spending has risen by nearly 50% over the past decade, said Sipri.

Arms spending unaffected by financial crisis, says thinktank 2010

Sipri points to Nigeria where, it says, "the massive environmental damage caused by oil extraction and the lack of benefit to oil-producing regions has generated grievances", and to Brazil, which has justified planned purchases of submarines "in terms of the need to protect newly discovered underwater oil fields".

Arms spending unaffected by financial crisis, says thinktank 2010

According to the 2005 yearbook published by Sipri, a well-respected think-tank on war and peace studies, the total spending on weapons in 2004 grew 8% to $1.035 trillion - the highest dollar value yet global figures.

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According to the 2005 yearbook published by Sipri, a well-respected think-tank on war and peace studies, the total spending on weapons in 2004 grew 8% to $1.035 trillion - the highest dollar value yet global figures.

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