Israel
World’s Most Militarized Nation
Israel tops the list of the world’s most militarized nations, according to the latest Global Militarization Index released by the Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC). At number 34, Israel’s main regional rival, Iran, is far behind. Indeed, every other Near Eastern country, with the exceptions of Yemen (37) and Qatar (43), is more heavily militarized than the Islamic Republic, according to the Index, whose research is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
www.ipsnews.net/ Jim Lobe
