Do we know if they just recently met with Putin?

yes, that's how i know about this, it not celebrated nationwide.

Also, Dia de los muertos is NOT a really big thing in Mexico. It's popularity increased after the 007 movie in Mexico City, and even then there's only a single town/city that has always celebrated rather than the entire country. I think it was the media that made it like it was celebrated by all Mexico which is not

I was surprised "Guns" wasn't even there.

I was just talking about the spending for their corresponding years. Yes, their magnitudes are different but it's a response to each other's spending.

This phenomenon is call the security dilemma, a state increasing their military security leads others to fear for their security, thus increasing their own military spending