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by gandhium 3026 days ago
> On a related note, could someone explain to me how Russia manages to stay a threat with a military budget that's about 6% of the US budget?

It doesn't make sense to compare amounts directly - labour cost (and cost of life) in Russia is way cheaper.

And if we will compare %% of GDP - for the last decade Russia is spending same percentage (or even more) compared to US.