National Security Spending
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RECENT ANALYSIS
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May 15, 2008
Analysis of House May 2008 Iraq-Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding Package
If the new $168.4 billion Iraq war funding supplemental is enacted into law, Congress will have approved approximately $864 billion in DOD, State/USAID, and VA funding for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) since 2001. This would cement Iraq and Afghanistan's place as the second costliest conflict in U.S. history. -
Apr 28, 2008
Center Applauds Request from Nine Senators to Cut Nuclear Reprocessing Funding
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation commended nine senators who urged funding cuts last week to the Department of Energy's efforts to both resume nuclear spent fuel reprocessing in the United States and to reuse nuclear weapons-usable material in domestic and foreign power reactors pursuant to the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. -
Apr 22, 2008
An Exercise in Futility: State Department 'Democracy Promotion' Funding for Iran
The State Department says the purpose of its so-called "democracy promotion" fund in Iran is to support programs that assist those inside Iran who desire basic civil liberties. On the surface this seems like a noble goal. However, the program is universally rejected by its intended recipients in Iran because it has undermined their work for democracy and reform. - See more articles »
CENTER ANALYST
Travis Sharp
Military Policy Analyst
202-546-0795 ext.123
tsharp AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2009 Pentagon spending request Click here »
Iraq and Afghanistan war funding resources, including an updated tally of war costs to date Click here »
While it is widely recognized that Cold War-era thinking about security is outdated, this recognition has not carried over into any real change in how the United States allocates its defense dollars. There are many elements of the defense budget which consume massive budgetary resources but provide little return in terms of security.
It is time to correct the artificial divide between military and non-military forms of security spending and return to a vision of security based on more than bullets and bombs.
The new reality in the post-September 11 world is that protection from terrorist attacks and other security challenges can only be provided by broadening our vision of national security to include law enforcement, intelligence, immigration policy, border security, foreign assistance, economic development, and diplomacy. Combining these non-military tools with a robust military is the prescription for global peace and security under American leadership during the 21st century.
FY2009 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
May 15, 2008 Analysis of House May 2008 Iraq-Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding Package
Feb 4, 2008 The FY 2009 Pentagon (DOD) Defense Budget Spending Request
CHARTS, GRAPHS, & FACT SHEETS
Apr 15, 2008 Tying U.S. Defense Spending to GDP: Bad Logic, Bad Policy
Mar 5, 2008 Problems with Using the Supplemental Budget Process to Fund Ongoing Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mar 4, 2008 U.S. Arms Sales Agreements with the Middle East, 1999-2006
Mar 3, 2008 U.S. Arms Sales Agreements Worldwide, 1999-2006
Feb 25, 2008 U.S. Spending on Iraq and Afghanistan by Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, & Second
Feb 22, 2008 U.S. Military Spending vs. The World in 2008
Feb 20, 2008 2008-2009 U.S. Defense Spending Highest Since WWII, Tops Vietnam and Korea
Feb 20, 2008 U.S. Defense Spending, 2001-2009
Feb 4, 2008 Comparing the Defense Share of the FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Request to Other Programs
Feb 1, 2008 Total Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding To Date
Feb 1, 2008 Historical Costs of Previous U.S. Wars
Jul 2, 2006 Defense Budget Process
ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST
The FY 2009 Request l The FY 2008 Request l The FY 2007 Request l The FY 2006 Request l The FY 2005 Request
The FY 2004 Request l The FY 2003 Request l The FY 2002 Request l The FY 2001 Request l The FY 2000 Request
The FY 1999 Request l The FY 1998 Request l The FY 1997 Request
ADDITIONAL READING
- YouTube Video: The Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan
After recent congressional approval of $70 billion in additional spending for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the total cost of the conflict has reached $700 billion, not to mention thousands of American and Iraqi lives. - Summary of the annual defense budget process
- Central Intelligence Agency, "World Fact Book: Rank Order - Military expenditures - percent of GDP," updated June 19, 2007.
- Institute for Policy Studies, "A Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2008," released April 26, 2007.