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Military expenditure in Greece was reported at 3.69% of GDP in 2022, a significant increase from 1.9% in 2019. This surge in spending is largely attributed to the election of the New Democracy Party, making Greece the biggest spender on military as a percentage of GDP in all of NATO, surpassing even the United States.
The Hellenic Armed Forces ( Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized :Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force . The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense .
Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family.After dropping out of high school, he was drafted into the Vietnam-era Army and worked on and fired quad-mounted anti-aircraft guns at Fort Bliss; after serving two years in the military and acquiring over 100 tattoos, Bernstein started a motorcycle repair shop, where he built a custom 1966 Harley Davidson forming a dragon's wings and ...
August 13, 2024 at 5:17 PM. By Jasper Ward. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army intelligence analyst on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the ...
The video is misleading: The U.S. is not home to any independent foreign military bases. However, some U.S. military bases host detachments of foreign militaries, and many are used to train ...
February 5 – February 6: Super Tuesday tornado outbreak. February 1 – The Food and Drug Administration issues a Public Health Advisory on Chantix, an anti-smoking medication, due to a possible "association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms." [6] February 2. The military accidentally kills nine civilians in a raid in Iraq ...
Estimates by Oxfam in 2012 put the production of firearm cartridges at 12 billion per year, [4] or approximately 32.9 million a day. [a] Estimates of production of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and derivative weapons may be exaggerated. Various sources quote figures between 35 and 150 million. [5]
Disasters A state of emergency is declared in Fiji as nearly 7000 people are displaced and two people have been killed during floods with conditions set to worsen with heavy storms expected following Tropical Depression 17F. (AAP via Herald Sun) (AFP via Perth Now) Politics and elections Voters in Burma go to the polls for by-elections for 45 seats, with Aung San Suu Kyi claiming victory in ...