U.S. Security Spending Since 9/11

The National Priorities Project has just released its finding that the cost of U.S. security spending in the ten years since 9/11 totaled a mind-boggling $7.6 trillion!  Here’s what they find:

  • The United States has spent more than $7.6 trillion on defense and homeland security since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
  • Total homeland security spending since September 11, 2001 is $635.9 billion.

These figures break down as follows:

Total Spending 2001 Amount 2011 Amount % Increase
(Inflation-adjusted)
Pentagon Base Budget $6.2 trillion $290.5 billion $526.1 billion 43 percent
Nuclear Weapons $204.5 billion $12.4 billion $19.0 billion 21 percent
Iraq and Afghan Wars $1.26 trillion
Homeland Security $635.9 billion $16 billion $69.1 billion 301 percent

There’s more explanation on the website.

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