So the party goes into the election promising to increase defence spending before that of education, health and the police. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
On Wednesday, the former head of the British army warned David Cameron that he will be in breach of an undertaking he gave to service chiefs in 2010 if he fails to increase defence spending in real terms in the next parliament. (theguardian.com)
I've heard many Americans say essentially, Reagan increased defence spending and intervention and this caused the collapse of the USSR. (politics.stackexchange.com)