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In absolute numbers UK is the 3rd, Russia 9th according to Wikipedia: USA China UK Japan France Germany Turkey Italy Russia India Iraq http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_expenditures (you may also count in after adjusting PPP, then Russia moves up) |
Top five spenders are the US, China, France, UK, Russia (in that order) for 2008.
Here they note that Russia accounts for the majority of the military spending increases in Eastern Europe from 1998 to 2008. They also note that Eastern Europe had the largest increase in expenditures during that same time period.
Edit: More on-topic, any kind of world-wide treating won't be binding to the US until the rest of the world is prepared to deal with the aftermath of confronting the US over its behavior. Globalization can be good as it increases communication around the world, and hopefully peace and understanding with it. Globalization can also be bad, as it allows the a single nation to dominate the rest of the world.