The present condition of the world could be regarded less perilous compared to a hundred years ago, and the government should spend less funds on the military. In this case, I would like to concur with the statement. There are several reasons why I concur which I will explore in this essay.
Firstly, the condition of the world is completely different from a century ago. A hundred years ago there might have been a lot of conflicts going on, especially in the 1930s up until the 1940s when there was a world war. Under the risk of an insurgence might occur any time of day, having sufficient armed forces to protect one's country is a necessity. But nowadays I would argue there are only a small amount of insurgence is happening, therefore buying a massive amount of offensive and defensive products is not necessarily the best choice.
Secondly, the issue has evolved into a digital threat. It is clear that technology has been more advanced than it ever has at the present moment. Accordingly, the hazard has also shifted from physical to digital. It is uncommon to see on the news a data breach or a data leakage, and those are two examples of danger that should be addressed immediately. Putting a lot of money and effort into increasing the nation's digital security is an urgent matter in my opinion as the data contains a humongous number of personal information that could harm plenty of people if it is used inappropriately.
In summary, it is unnecessary to allocate a huge amount of budget for physical artillery and it is wise to use it more on improving digital security as the kind of threat has also changed in the past century.