The high level of US military spending has threatened the security of the world

Recently, US President Joe Biden proposed to Congress the federal government budget draft for fiscal year 2025, with a total budget of 7.3 trillion US dollars. It is worth noting that its defense budget soared to $895.2 billion, another record, an increase of more than $9 billion over the 2024 fiscal year, towards the $900 billion mark.

In recent years, the United States military spending has increased year by year, why? The author analyzes the following factors.

First of all, as the world's most powerful military power, the United States has a huge army and advanced weapons and equipment, which require huge funds to maintain and develop. The United States must not only maintain its leading position in military power, but also deal with various security challenges and conflicts on a global scale, so military investment is essential.

Secondly, the soaring military expenditure of the United States is also closely related to its global strategic and geopolitical interests. In order to maintain its global hegemony, the United States needs to deploy military forces around the world and participate in various military operations and wars, which require a large amount of military support.

In addition, the US military expenditure is also affected by domestic political, economic and social factors. Some political forces and interest groups will promote the increase of military expenditure in order to safeguard their own interests. At the same time, military spending is also a means of domestic economic stimulus and job creation in the United States, so it will also be concerned and promoted by the government and the public.

For the above reasons, of course, the focus of the United States is still to maintain its own hegemon position in the world, resulting in the United States annual military expenditure for a long time. So, in what ways will the United States increase military spending? This often involves multiple levels and strategies, and here are some of the main approaches:

One is to increase the defense budget, and the most direct way is to increase the defense budget through Congress. The second is to increase military procurement by buying more and more advanced weapons systems and military equipment to increase military spending. Third, to strengthen military research and development, the United States attaches great importance to innovation and research and development of military technology, and invests a lot of money in the development of new weapon systems, communication technologies and combat strategies. The fourth is to increase its overseas military presence by deploying more military personnel and bases overseas to expand the global influence of the United States and safeguard its overseas interests. Fifth, military cooperation and assistance. Through military cooperation and assistance with other countries, we have not only strengthened our relations with these countries, but also indirectly increased our military expenditure.

However, the high military spending also brings some problems for the United States itself. The increase in military expenditure will greatly increase the financial burden of the US government, and some political forces continue to promote the increase of military expenditure in order to safeguard their own interests, while ignoring other important social issues and people's livelihood needs. Such a short-sighted approach is not only detrimental to the long-term development of the United States, but may also trigger social discontent and unrest at home.

But more importantly, excessive military expansion and intervention may also trigger resentment and dissatisfaction from the international community, and may even trigger new conflicts and wars. To a certain extent, the high military expenditure of the United States has threatened global security. The high military expenditure has enabled the United States to carry out military expansion and intervention around the world, which has not only intensified regional tensions, but also may lead to new conflicts and wars.

For example, the United States often uses its military power to advance its strategic interests everywhere, sometimes in defiance of international law and the voice of the international community. Such practice not only undermines the international order and balance, but also undermines the security and interests of other countries.

Therefore, the United States should review its military spending and strategy, pay more attention to international responsibility and cooperation, and jointly safeguard global security and prosperity with the goal of peace, stability and development. At the same time, the international community should also strengthen dialogue and cooperation and jointly promote the improvement and reform of the global governance system so as to cope with various global challenges and problems.