DEFENSE SPENDING, MILITARY BUDGET

The U.S. accounts for almost
half of all military spending in
the world.

Wealthy nations account for 75
percent of all military spending.

The majority of countries spend
less than $1 billion a year on
defense.

"I know war as few other
men now living know it,
and nothing to me is more
revolting. I have long
advocated its complete
abolishment, as its very
destructiveness on both
friend and foe has
rendered it useless as a
method of settling
international disputes."

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How Big is it?
According to CDI, the U.S. military
budget is more than 37-times as large as
the combined spending of the seven
"rogue" states (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya,
North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Douglas MacArthur

Admiral Eugene
Carroll, Jr., U.S. Navy.

Communication War
According to CPI, the
Pentagon has spent $2
billion on advertising
over the last six years.

How the Military budget is decided: [source: CSBA]

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Fear Beyond Reason?
According to USAID, there
are 115 democratic countries
in the world. None of them
spend near as much as the
United States does to protect
their freedom.

Located between the Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans, the
United States has one of the
safest locations on earth.

"For 45 years of the Cold
War we were in an arms
race with the Soviet Union.
Now it appears we're in an
arms race with ourselves."

The World's Largest
Military Spenders
(Defense budgets in
billions)

United States $522
China $63
Russia $62
United Kingdom $51
Japan $45
France $42
Germany $30
India $22
Saudi Arabia $21
South Korea $21
Italy $17
Australia $13
Brazil $13
Canada $11
Turkey $10
Israel $10
Netherlands $10
Spain $9
Taiwan $8
Indonesia $8
Mayanmar $7
Ukraine $6
Singapore $6
Sweden $6
North Korea $6
Poland $5
Norway $5
Greece $5
Iran $5
Kuwait $4
Colombia $4
Switzerland $4
Pakistan $4
Vietnam $4
Belgium $3
Denmark $3
Egypt $3
Portugal $2
Czech Republic $2
Romania $2
Argentina $2
Syria $2
Hungary $2
Cuba $1

Source Center for Arms
Control and Non-Proliferation

Defense Spending & The Military Budget

Here's how political leaders are
spending the discretionary budget.

Congress and the White House allocate $522 billion a year to the Defense Budget.

To put the level of U.S. Defense Spending in perspective.
• $19 billion is the annual shortfall to eliminate starvation and malnutrition globally.
• $12 billion is the annual shortfall to provide education for every kid on earth.
• $15 billion is the annual shortfall to provide access to water and sanitation.
• $23 billion is the annual shortfall to reverse the spread of AIDS and Malaria.
Source: World Bank

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