National Security Spending
The Pentagon, looking northeast at the Potomac. DOD photo.
RECENT ANALYSIS
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Jan 27, 2012
US weapons for future include key relics of the past
The Associated Press' Robert Burns wrote an article entitled "US weapons for future include key relics of the past" that features the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation's Laicie Olson discussing the 2013 Defense Budget. -
Jan 26, 2012
Pentagon Budget: Forced To Diet On Only $613 Billion
The Associated Press' Robert Burns wrote an article entitled "US weapons for future include key relics of the past" that features the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation's Laicie Olson discussing the 2013 Defense Budget. -
Jan 5, 2012
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Applauds Pentagon Strategy Review, Urges More
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today applauds the Pentagon’s decision to scale back Pentagon spending in a way that best provides for the strength and security of our country, but labeled the move “only a step in the right direction.” - See more articles »
CENTER EXPERT
Laicie Olson
Senior Policy Analyst
202-546-0795 ext.2105
lolson AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
While it is widely recognized that Cold War-era thinking about security is outdated, this recognition has not carried over into any real change in how the United States allocates its defense dollars.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.
FY 2013 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2012 Pentagon Budget: Forced To Diet On Only $613 Billion
FY 2012 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
Click Here to Read Our Briefing Book on the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request
Dec 14, 2011 An Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization Conference Report
Nov 16, 2011 Additional Cuts to the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization Bill
Oct 27, 2011 Senate Subcommittee Action on Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Appropriations Bill
Jul 11, 2011 A Review of the Senate Armed Services Committee Version of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization Bill
Jun 15, 2011 Analysis of Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Appropriations Bill as approved by House Appropriations Committee
May 20, 2011 A Review of the House Version of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization Bill
Feb 14, 2011 FY 2012 Budget Request: Detailed Numbers
FY 2011 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
Click here for Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Budget Analysis
FY 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
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POLICY PAPERS
Apr 27, 2011 Panetta to Replace Gates as Secretary of Defense
Oct 15, 2010 How About A Strategy for DOD Spending?
Jun 11, 2010 Debt, Deficits, & Defense: A Way Forward
May 11, 2010 Gates Calls for Real Spending Priorities
Oct 5, 2009 Rebalancing U.S. Foreign Policy: The State Department and Congressional Fellowships
Aug 25, 2009 Congressional Fellowships and Foreign Policy: DOD vs. State
Aug 17, 2009 Policy Op-Ed: Time to Grow the Acquisition Work Force
Mar 3, 2009 Policy Journal Article: A Perfect Storm for Pentagon Reform
Nov 17, 2008 Policy Journal Article: Tying U.S. Defense Spending to GDP: Bad Logic, Bad Policy
Apr 15, 2008 Backgrounder: 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
WEAPONS SYSTEMS
Mar 3, 2010 Mounting Problems Plague the F-35
Jul 31, 2009 What Happened to the F-22?
Jun 24, 2009 Factsheet on the F/A-22 Raptor Fighter
Sep 10, 2008 Pentagon Halt of Air Force Tanker Competition A Huge Win for Boeing
Jun 18, 2008 GAO Review of the Air Force Tanker Contract Award to Northrop-Grumman
Jul 20, 2007 The MRAP: A Case Study in Military Planning (and Congressional Response)
TABLES & CHARTS
May 12, 2011 Estimated Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding FY2001-FY2012
May 21, 2010 U.S. vs. Global Defense Spending
Mar 11, 2010 Growth in U.S. Defense Spending Since 2001
Feb 26, 2009 Current U.S. Defense Spending vs. Spending Since 1948
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 1, 2008 Historical Costs of Previous U.S. Wars
ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST
The FY 2011 Request l The FY 2010 Request l The FY 2009 Request l The FY 2008 Request l The FY 2007 Request
The FY 2006 Request l The FY 2005 Request l The FY 2004 Request l The FY 2003 Request l The FY 2002 Request
The FY 2001 Request l The FY 2000 Request l The FY 1999 Request l The FY 1998 Request l The FY 1997 Request
ADDITIONAL READING
- Congressional Research Service, "Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations," December 14, 2009.
- Summary of the annual defense budget process
- Congressional Budget Office, "Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget," January 2010.
- Institute for Policy Studies, "A Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2010," November, 2009.
- Government Accountability Office, "Assessments of Selected Weapons Programs," March 2009.