Lost Opportunities to Halt Rising Military Spending By Alice Slater Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inthttps://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/lost-opportunities-to-halt-rising-military-spending/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Withdrawal_From_Organizations_Triggers_Global_Alarm_Maternal_Deaths_Spike_in_WarTorn_Ukraine_and_er Press Service. NEW YORK, Jan 6 2026 (IPS) - The United Nations issued a year end Fact Sheet: Rising global military expenditures, starkly illuminating that last year’s record high of $2.7 trillion in military expenditures, caused a cascade of devastating consequences to human well-being, the environment, possibilities for avoiding climate collapse, as well as blows to employment, ending hunger and poverty, providing health care, education, and other ills, due to a lack of adequate funding support. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.