But with a military budget almost as big as the rest of the world's combined, even quite small changes in American defence spending have big consequences for the industry.

但是，美国的军事预算几乎相当于全世界其他国家的总和，因此，预算支出的一小点变化也会给这个产业带来重大影响。

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During the Cold War, Republicans switched gears and supported vast military budgets, but they never relaxed their opposition to social spending.

冷战期间，共和党改变了立场，开始支持庞大的军事预算，但从来没有松懈过对社会公共支出的反对。

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The current budget crisis stems in part from the loss of revenue from import duties, but heavy military spending has also played a key role.

目前的财政危机主要源于进口关税的损失，庞大的军费开支则是另一个重要原因。

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But he said China's sharp increases in military spending in recent years are defensive in nature, and still leave its spending and military capability far behind the United States.

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Orders for new planes here are encouraging for commercial aviation, but with countries across Europe announcing cuts in defense spending, the future for military aviation does not look as bright.

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However, rather than making funds available to prevent cuts to education and other social services, Obama has declared an across-the-board freeze on domestic spending -- but not on military spending.

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But what if the military is spending money on something that actually harms wounded military men and women coming back from war?

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Defense contractors have good reason to be mad at Obama because his administration has reduced planned spending on weapons, but the White House has been very supportive of spending on military personnel and readiness.

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