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
- Summary of H.R. 6395 Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Bill From House Armed Service Committee 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
- Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Spending Briefing Book February 11, 2020
- Trump proposes 25 percent bump in nuke spending February 10, 2020
- National Security Appropriations Minibus for Fiscal Year 2020, H.R. 1158 December 17, 2019
