US Intelligence Community: The World’s 4th Largest Military? -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
The Washington Post has the latest blockbuster report derived from the documents that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked to media outlets. In a series of articles posted on Thursday, Wapo breaks down the various components of the U.S. “black budget”—that is, the money given to the 16 U.S. spy agencies that make up the intelligence community (IC).
One of the parts of the report that is not classified information is the actual size of the black budget itself. Although the U.S. does not release information on how much funding each agency receives, much less what it goes to, it does publish the aggregate of the 16 spy agencies’ budgets, albeit only after the fiscal year has ended.
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My Comment: These numbers puts everything into perspective .... most future conflicts will be fought with the intelligence cooperating with special forces/ops in targeting and eliminating the enemy.
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