Well over half of the U.S. discretionary budget is spent on defense — nearly three times what any other country spends on defense and more than the next eight countries combined. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation works to transform our national security spending and strategies to better meet the threats of the 21st century, promote increased oversight of the U.S. defense budget, and prioritize non-military solutions to conflict.
Recent Analysis on Pentagon Budget
- Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Bills August 12, 2020
- Defense Contractors’ Coronavirus Graft July 29, 2020
- FY 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill from House Appropriations Committee July 17, 2020
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2021 House National Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 6395) July 9, 2020
- Summary: FY 2021 Senate National Defense Authorization Bill (S. 4049) June 26, 2020
- Hill recoils at proposed cut to Pentagon anti-pandemic effort June 19, 2020
- Summary of Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Bill Approved by Senate Armed Services Committee June 16, 2020
- What the coronavirus can teach us about nuclear weapons May 6, 2020
- White House Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Nuclear Weapons Spending March 20, 2020
- Why Does Trump Want to Spend Billions on New Nukes? February 12, 2020
