A Look At How The Pentagon Spends Its Billions

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Business Insider: Here's how the US military spends its billions

The US military is unquestionably the dominant force on the planet.

From the greatest advances in technology to a massive network of military alliances, the US military retains a substantial lead over the militaries of every other country on the planet. And the backbone of this military greatness comes in large part from the economic prosperity of the US and the incredible funding that the Pentagon receives.

In 2015, the US will have a declared military and defense budget of $601 billion, which is more than the next 7 highest spending countries combined. The following graphics show how the US will make use of its billions.

WNU Editor: CIA, NSA, Department of Energy (pertaining to nuclear weapons), Homeland Security, etc. .... their budgets are not included but can be regarded as defence related.