Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/22/2009

Record $47.9Bln Planned for Defense

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Spending on arms will rise to a record $47.9 billion next year, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday, as the Kremlin moves to beef up the armed forces after a conflict in Georgia.

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