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SIPRI presents latest military expenditure data at UN headquarters

World military expenditure graph, 1988-2015
World military expenditure, 1988-2015

Dr Aude Fleurant, Head of the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, presented SIPRI’s data on military expenditure in 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters. The presentation was during the event Military expenditures: Trends and Implications, which was co-hosted by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Japan.