据斯托克霍姆国际和平研究所（Stockholm International Peace Research Institute）目前亚洲的军备开支占世界的近一半，比中东国家总开支多一倍多，更比欧洲多出四倍。
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Asia now accounts for almost half of the world’s arms expenditure, which is more than twice the total expenditure of countries in the Middle East and four times greater than that of Europe.