Biden’s $715 Billion Pentagon Plan Stirs Debate Over Size, Focus
President Joe Biden plans to request $715 billion for his first Pentagon budget, quickly generating a vigorous debate in Congress over how much to spend on defense and how to spend it.
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"The $715 billion for the Defense Department is 1.6% higher than the $704 billion enacted for this year, but it would amount to a decrease of about 0.4% in real terms adjusted for inflation."
"The Pentagon’s budget proposal makes up the largest share of the $753 billion the White House envisions for national security programs. That includes defense-related funding to the Department of Energy, which maintains the nation’s nuclear weapons. The proposal represents an increase of about 1.7% from this year’s $741 billion in such national security funding."
Even without inflation these aren't large increases. The funding for maintaining the nuclear weapons is BADLY needed. If you've seen any of the studies about the state of the nuclear arsenal its fucking alarming. It also contains funding for climate change actions which are obviously going to be expensive to change over to.
Non defense spending is going up 16% percent btw. I'd love to see defense spending plummet but it will never happen. It is political suicide for any party.
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