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
- Biden Defense Request Compared to Previous Annual Budgets June 25, 2021
- Fact Sheet: Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles Are Wasteful June 24, 2021
- U.S. Navy Funds New Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Biden Called “A Bad Idea” June 2, 2021
- Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book June 1, 2021
- Initial Reactions to the FY 2022 Defense Budget May 28, 2021
- STRATCOM Commander Makes a Misleading Sales Pitch before Congress May 5, 2021
- Op-Ed: Biden Should Sink This Proposed Nuclear Weapon April 20, 2021
- A Brief on President Biden’s Brief FY 2022 Budget Request April 13, 2021
- China Is Not the New Soviet Union April 8, 2021
- Fact Sheet: Disposal of Weapons-Grade Plutonium: Current Plans and Controversy March 26, 2021
