The defense ministers of Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany

[Ichingcarpenter]

[Awknid]

1. All women! Way cool!

It will be a miracle if we ever got a woman defense secretary. I certainly won't hold my breath!

[uponit7771]

2. amen

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Defense Budgets % of GNP

Norway 1.4%
Sweden 1.2%
Netherlands 1.3%
Germany 1.4%

US 4.4%


Also world ranking data

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

[TwilightGardener]

4. Did anyone know that the #2 person at the Pentagon is also a woman?

The Top Gun lady, Christine Fox.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. A couple pretty young too - Norway's just 37

From left To right:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ine_Marie_Eriksen_S%C3%B8reide 37
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Enstr%C3%B6m 47
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanine_Hennis-Plasschaert 40
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen 55