Approximately half of the U.S. discretionary budget is spent on defense — nearly three times what any other country spends on defense. The defense budget has grown exponentially in recent years, and now exceeds the defense budgets of the next 10 countries combined, many of which are U.S. allies. 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
- Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill December 22, 2022
- Op-ed: ‘Old Think’ Is Driving U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy December 17, 2022
- Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (Senate Amendment to H.R. 7776) December 13, 2022
- Fact Sheet: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter November 16, 2022
- The U.S. Defense Budget and Russia’s War on Ukraine November 15, 2022
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (S.4543) October 13, 2022
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7900) July 26, 2022
- Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book March 30, 2022
- Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2022 Defense and Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bills (H.R. 2471) March 21, 2022
- China, Russia advancing hypersonic weapons raises concerns at Pentagon February 4, 2022
