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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