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Enormous Expenditure During 1936 STARTLING FIGURES (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright] Received Dec. 27, 6.10 p.m. GENEVA, Dec. 26. League experts estimate that the world has spent a record total of approximately £1,400,000,000 on armaments during 1936. The League armaments Year Book, in which it is stressed that the figures are indefinite owing to secrecy, records that 8,200,000 men were under arms in 1936, of which Europe’s share was 4,600,000. equalling that of 1913. It is pointed out tflat the figures exclude semi-military organisation, for example the Black Shirts and Brown Shirts. The strength of the principal armies during the year was:—
Russia .. 1,300,000 France - 740,000 Germany 600,000 Italy 500,000 Britain 196,000
It is estimated that at least 17 battleships of between 26,000 and 35,000 tons will be built by the middle of 1937. Military aircraft in 1936 are estimated to total at least 10,500 machines, with 5000 reserves.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 306, 28 December 1936, Page 7
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