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A Pretty New Pie Chart

Laicie | May 21, 2010 | there are 3 comments 3

The United States remains the global leader in defense spending, surpassing the next closest country by more than eight times.

In 2008, the most recent year for which complete global data is available, the US approved $696.3 billion in defense budget authority (fiscal 2010 dollars). This figure includes funding for the Pentagon base budget, Department of Energy-administered nuclear weapons activities, and supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan.

This number is eight times more than Russia, 15 times more than Japan, 47 times more than Israel, and nearly 73 times more than Iran.

See the full analysis - and the pie chart - here.

tags Security Matters, Defense Spending, Gates, FY11, Global Defense Spending, Iran Watch, Russia, China (all tags)


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USA! USA!

We're Number One!

But in all seriousness, it's one thing to show numbers relative to other nations. I would expect a little more analysis on WHY the number is so large, i.e., there are basic assumptions and planning guides for why the number is large. Might want to reference some CSBA, FPIF, or PDA analyses that get into the hard numbers and where we ought to be cutting back.

user icon Jason | May 24, 2010 | rated none by 0 others

A few recommendations for cutting back...

http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/media/Debt_Deficits_and_Defense.pdf

user icon Laicie | Jun 11, 2010 | rated none by 0 others

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