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Feb 15, 2012

U.S. Defense Department budget since WW2

Food for thought from the National Priorities Project:

As the chart below shows, current defense spending levels – even without funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – are higher than at any time since World War II when adjusted for inflation.

 

Source:  http://nationalpriorities.org/publications/2012/talking-about-military-spending-and-the-pentagon-budget/

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