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Huffington Post UK

UK lags behind Russia, Iran and China in defence spending

Huffington Post UK
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67% Informative

Britain has endured more than a decade of under-investment in defence.

Russia has increased defence spending by 34% taking its total to $ 109bn in 2025 .

Iran by 57% and China 60% over the last 10 years .

The biggest increase in defence spending was seen between 2021 and 2022 , when the Ukraine war started.

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70

Informative language

71

Neutral language

56

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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