Mar 3, 2008
The United States is far and away the leader in worldwide arms sales agreements. This analysis shows why.
Feb 26, 2008
Tying U.S. defense spending to gross domestic product (GDP) is an inappropriate way to measure our national commitment to security. This letter to the editor outlines some of the basic flaws in the "defense spending as a percentage of GDP" argument.
Feb 25, 2008
This chart shows how the United States spends $12.3 billion per month in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Feb 22, 2008
The U.S. military budget is the world's largest, and it continues to grow.
Feb 20, 2008
This graph compares U.S. defense spending in 2008 and 2009 to previous historical highs during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Reagan-era buildup. All figures are in 2008 dollars.
Feb 20, 2008
This graph shows the growth in U.S. defense spending from 2001 to 2009.
Feb 6, 2008
By adopting a piecemeal approach to the 2009 Iraq war budget, President Bush is thumbing his nose not just at Democrats but at Republicans as well. There is only one explanation for this move: Bush has decided to play serious hardball with the war budget in an attempt to dump responsibility for Iraq in the next president's lap.
Feb 6, 2008
The sale of high-tech Joint Direct Attack Munitions weaponry to Saudi Arabia, unveiled in January 2008 as part of a larger $20 billion U.S. weapons package headed to the Middle East, is yet another example of the United States substituting arms sales for vigorous international diplomacy.
Feb 4, 2008
On February 4, the U.S. Department of State posted a Summary and Highlights of the Fiscal Year 2009 International Affairs budget request (also known as Function 150). The summary reveals details regarding Iran-related funding.
Feb 4, 2008
A comparison of the defense share of the annual discretionary budget to all other programs.
Feb 4, 2008
Funding requests for Predator, Global Hawk, Shadow, and other Pentagon UAV programs.
Feb 4, 2008
Spending request for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and other missile defense programs.
Feb 4, 2008
Funding requests, per unit costs, and total program costs for the Pentagon's major weapons programs.
Feb 4, 2008
Breakdowns of the FY 2009 request by spending function and service.
Feb 4, 2008
On February 4, the Bush Administration submitted its request for $515.4 billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2009, which begins on October 1, 2008. This is $35.9 billion more than current levels, an inflation-adjusted increase of 5.4 percent. The new request also includes $70 billion in funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp's breakdown of the new Pentagon budget request.
Feb 1, 2008
This compilation briefly summarizes Congressional action on key national security issues in 2007, including funding for Reliable Replacement Warhead, nuclear nonproliferation, missile defense, Iran, the Department of Defense, and ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Feb 1, 2008
An archive of previous Center analyses on Iraq and Afghanistan supplemental war funding.
Feb 1, 2008
An overview of U.S. spending on historical wars adjusted for inflation.
Jan 16, 2008
When asked on January 11 if the U.S. presence in Iraq would continue for another ten years, President Bush responded "It could easily be that. Absolutely." What Bush didn't mention was that keeping 55,000 U.S. troops in Iraq through 2018 will push the aggregate cost for the war over one trillion dollars.
Jan 16, 2008
Many commentators have glorified Gen. David H. Petraeus's counterinsurgency manual as the second coming of George Kennan's famous "X" article. This effusive praise is largely a consequence of our need to derive a political narrative from the fog of war.
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