2008-2009 U.S. Defense Spending Highest Since WWII, Tops Vietnam and Korea
by Travis Sharp [contact information]
Updated February 20, 2008
For more information:
- Total Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding To Date
- U.S. Spending on Iraq and Afghanistan by Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, & Second
- Historical Costs of Previous U.S. Wars
- FY 2009 Pentagon (DOD) Defense Budget Spending Request
- U.S. Defense Spending, 2001-2009
- 2008-2009 U.S. Defense Spending Highest Since WWII, Tops Vietnam and Korea
- Comparing the Defense Share of the FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Request to Other Programs
- FY 2009 Global Military Spending
Travis Sharp 202-546-0795 ext. 2105 tsharp@armscontrolcenter.org
Travis Sharp is the Military Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He has published articles on defense policy in scholarly journals, internet magazines, and local newspapers, and has appeared on or been quoted in media venues such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN, and Al Jazeera.