What the hell do we spend £57bn a year on seriously?
I thought those figures were in relation to military spending and doesn't including all the above @nheather ?
I did only have a quick look so maybe I'm wrong?
Edit...It does say "defence budget"
So £57bn just on our military?
Source..
I understand its the RAF/Navy/Army, i.e the defence budget, but fifty seven billion dollars
I find it hard to grasp that such a small country with a relatively sparse military in each sector manages to spend so much on its military. When you consider how much more kit and personnel the US have compared to us they spend very little on their military.
From what I've seen on a miltary base ...teabags!What the hell do we spend £57bn a year on seriously?
Is this a serious question? The UK military is heavily engaged including:Arcam-boy said:What the hell do we spend £57bn a year on seriously?
I thought those figures were in relation to military spending and doesn't including all the above @nheather ?
I did only have a quick look so maybe I'm wrong?
Edit...It does say "defence budget"
So £57bn just on our military?
You have it the wrong way round. The USA spend over 10x what we spend for around 6x the manpower.
Phil
But how many subs/aircraft carriers/stealth planes/bases in general do they have compared to the UK.
We've got a few subs and frigates, no aircraft carriers yet. A few decent fast jets, an average sized army. I remember pulling in to one of the american naval bases when I was serving on Invincible and they had more ships docked up than our entire fleet!!
Of course its a serious question.....57 billion dollars on a military that would struggle to defend an island the size of Britain.
I know we have huge national debt etc I know the UK/Britain spends a massive amount a year just shocked we spent $57 billion on defence.