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Rising Defense Costs Since 2001

Laicie | Mar 11, 2010 | there are 0 comments 0

As might be expected, the Pentagon's budget has increased dramatically since U.S. entry into Afghanistan in 2001.

In inflation-adjusted dollars, the total defense budget has grown from $432 billion in FY01 to $720 billion in FY11, a real increase of approximately 67 percent. The Pentagon’s base budget, which excludes war and nuclear weapons funding, has also grown steadily over the last decade, increasing from $390 billion in FY01 to $540 billion in FY11, a real increase of 38 percent.

Budget Authority for National Defense, FY 2001-2011 (in billions of constant FY10 dollars)

See the full analysis here.

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