I&#x27;m not sure why you&#x27;re getting down voted for this.<p>A lot is an interesting question, especially given this (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_countries_by_military_...</a>) which if you sort by percentage of GDP puts the US below Russia.<p>Is it that surprising that the country with far and away the highest GDP has the highest military spending in real dollars?