11-01-2005, 08:50 AM
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Mudy ji,
Was that a Typo?
Fully 48% of the current US Budget of $2,130 Billion is indirectly + directly spent on Military related expenditures.
(a) $420 billion for the Department of Defense <b>(equal to ROW combined)</b>
(b) $10.3 billion to develop missile defenses
(c ) $1.895 billion for Department of Homeland Security
(d) $2.6 billion for Department of Justice counterterrorism operations
(e) $13 billion to help state and local governments prepare to respond to potential terrorist threats
(f) The amount spent on overseas Military Bases and maintenance of Military Nuclear Deterrent are not so obvious. Expenditure on 'other departments' related to defence is roughly $100 billion+
And while I am at it, the top pentagon defence contractors: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Halliburton, United Technologies, Science Applications Int.,Computer Sciences Corp. and Humana
got $88 Billion+ in contracts in 2004 alone.
RESEARCH
Mudy ji,
Was that a Typo?
Fully 48% of the current US Budget of $2,130 Billion is indirectly + directly spent on Military related expenditures.
(a) $420 billion for the Department of Defense <b>(equal to ROW combined)</b>
(b) $10.3 billion to develop missile defenses
(c ) $1.895 billion for Department of Homeland Security
(d) $2.6 billion for Department of Justice counterterrorism operations
(e) $13 billion to help state and local governments prepare to respond to potential terrorist threats
(f) The amount spent on overseas Military Bases and maintenance of Military Nuclear Deterrent are not so obvious. Expenditure on 'other departments' related to defence is roughly $100 billion+
And while I am at it, the top pentagon defence contractors: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Halliburton, United Technologies, Science Applications Int.,Computer Sciences Corp. and Humana
got $88 Billion+ in contracts in 2004 alone.
RESEARCH