Throughout the Republican presidential primary race, there has been no shortage of comments by the candidates on their views of the Pentagon budget. The topic has been highlighted in debates, press releases, and interviews, and it is not going away. Unfortunately, the candidates are being unrealistic, vague, or both, about their plans for the appropriate levels of defense spending.
FY 2017 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
Click to download a PDF version of the briefing book. The Fiscal Year 2017 Budget in Context Introduction The Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Department requests $523.9 billion for the annual “base” budget, which is $2.2 billion more than current levels, and $10.4 billion below last year’s request. This amount does not include certain other security […]
FY17 Budget Request: Nuclear Weapons Spending Up, Non-Proliferation Spending Down
FY 2017 Budget: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
President Obama’s final budget request includes disappointing reductions in funding for nuclear non-proliferation programs.
Press Release: FY 17 Budget Cuts Key Non-Proliferation Programs
Center military experts weigh in on the Obama Administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017.
