The US will devote approximately $500 billion, or 5% of GNP, to military spending this year – half of the world’s total. In other words, the US spends as much on arms as the rest of the world combined.
美国今年会将约5000亿美元，或说国民生产总值（GNP）的5%用于军事支出—占全世界军费总额的一半。换句话说，美国的军费开支等于世界其他国家军事开支的总和。