1. Chernobyl – $200 Billion On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been called the biggest socio-economic catastrophe in peacetime history. 50% of the area of Ukraine is in some way contaminated. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated and resettled while 1.7 million people were [...]
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Top 10 Most Expensive Accidents in History
Posted: 25th July 2010 by All Top 10 in EventsTags: exxon, germany, spain
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Top 10 World Military Spenders
Posted: 21st June 2007 by All Top 10 in CountryTags: china, germany, india, italy, japan, russia, saudi arabia
United States, $528.7 billion, 46 percent Britain, $59.2 billion, 5 percent France, $53.1 billion, 5 percent China, $49.5 billion, 4 percent Japan, $43.7 billion, 4 percent Germany, $37.0 billion, 3 percent Russia, $34.7 billion, 3 percent Italy, $29.9 billion, 3 percent Saudi Arabia, $29.0 billion, 3 percent India, $23.9 billion, 2 percent Source: Authored by [...]