THE $1.5 TRILLION DEFENSE BUDGET: TRUMP DEMANDS THE LARGEST INCREASE SINCE WORLD WAR II

CHINA

STATE

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The empire accelerating its own decline: bombs abroad, debt at home

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SOUTH KOREA

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Validates Korean remilitarization but worries about residual US capacity

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FRANCE

STATE

2 sources

War cannibalizes the American social model and confirms the need for European autonomy

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INDIA

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India validates the military increase by proxy while calculating the Quad impact

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ISRAEL

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The budget as guarantee of the US-Israel strategic partnership despite the deficit

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JAPAN

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The increase validates Japanese remilitarization but diverts US resources from the Pacific

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NIGERIA

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The budget fuels a war machine Nigeria both suffers from and profits from simultaneously

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PAKISTAN

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The whole world pays the price for this war -- the budget confirms it

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QATAR

STATE

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$1.5 trillion + $200 billion emergency = the $1.7 trillion war machine

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SINGAPORE

2 sources

Does the budget strengthen or divert the US presence in Asia?

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