Peace:
Military
Spending
The
sheer amount of money pumped into the U.S. military budget is staggering.
Few citizens would argue that all of these resources are necessary,
particularly to the detriment of other budget items, such as health
care and education. Consider these facts published by the Center
for Defense Information:
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"At $325 billion, the U.S. military budget request for FY'02
is nearly six times larger than that of Russia, the second largest
spender.
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It is more than twenty-two times as large as the combined spending
of the seven countries traditionally identified by the Pentagon as
our most likely adversaries (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea,
Sudan and Syria).
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It is more than the combined spending of the next twelve nations.
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The United States and its close allies spend more than the rest of
the world combined, accounting for roughly two-thirds of all military
spending. Together they spend over thirty seven times more than the
seven rogue states.
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The seven potential "enemies," Russia and China together
spend $116 billion, less than one-half (36%) the U.S. military budget.
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Global military spending has declined from $1.2 trillion in 1985 to
$809 billion in 1999. During that time the U.S. share of total military
spending rose from 31% to 36% in Fiscal Year 1999."
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Organizations
Center
for Defense Information (CDI)
National
Priorities Project
Center
for Strategic and Budget Assessments
Resources
CDI
- US Military Spending
- site includes a military spending clock, comparisons between U.S. and
world military expenditures, documentation on military budget requests,
press releases, congressional military budget information
National
Priorities Project - Military Spending Documents
Move
Our Money
- highly visual site with graphic information on defense spending
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