The new nuclear submarine Illinois cost the United States an amount equal to the entire military budget of Ukraine
The US Navy commissioned the latest nuclear submarine, the Illinois, for $3 billion.
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About it UPI agency reports.
It is noted that the construction of the vessel lasted five years, the cost of the submarine was $2,7 billion.
In addition, it is reported that this type of submarine is designed to counter coastal operations and combat operations at depth.
The country's first lady, Michelle Obama, took part in the commissioning ceremony.
Let us recall that in 2016, the country’s state budget allocated 3 billion US dollars in hryvnia equivalent for the defense of Ukraine, which is just a little more than the cost of one American nuclear submarine.
Russia's military budget is 17 times larger than Ukraine's and amounts to $51 billion in ruble equivalent.
The US military budget is $607 billion, which is more than 200 times more than Ukraine’s defense expenditures and more than 12 times more than similar expenses of the Russian Federation.
All data on military budgets are for 2016.
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