On this day, 40 years ago, September 12, 1985 (July 28, 1985, the world's military expenditure in 1985 reached more than 900 billion US dollars. On September 12, 1985, a report released by the U.S. State Department stated that the total world's military spending in 1985 would reach US$944 billion, compared with US$810 billion and US$875 billion in 1983 and 1984 respectively. The report pointed out that in 1983, the Soviet Union's military expenditure was US$258 billion and the United States 'military expenditure was US$217 billion. The United States now ranks first in the world in military spending. The actual military spending of the United States in 1999 reached US$287.9 billion, about 1.5 times the combined military spending of the European Union, Japan, Russia and China. The United States 'arms sales have persisted forever, becoming the world's number one arms supplier for eight consecutive years from 1991 to 1998. In January 1999, Clinton emphasized in his State of the Union address that the government would change the decline in military spending since 1985 and increase military spending by US$12 billion (a total of US$300 billion) in 2000 to improve weapons and equipment and improve the treatment of officers and soldiers. This expenditure exceeded the peak of US$291.1 billion in the mid-1980s when the United States implemented "Star Wars" and the Soviet Union engaged in a large-scale arms race. At the same time, White House officials also revealed that in the six years from 2000 to 2005, Clinton hoped to increase military spending by $100 billion.