Nuclear weapons and weapons-related 'budget' exceeds most anticipated government expenditures

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Study: Government Spending on Nuclear Programs Skewed: http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2009/01/15/hot-docs-obama-and-human-rights-skewed-nuclear-spending.html


The United States dumped some $52 billion on nuclear weapons programs in 2008, but only 10 percent of that went to preventing a nuclear attack, a report by the private, nonprofit Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has found. The report, "Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities," found that only 1.3 percent of the nuclear security budget was allocated to preparing for the consequences of a nuclear attack while 56 percent went toward operating the nuclear weapons. The $52 billion figure does not include "costs for air defense, antisubmarine warfare, classified programs, and most nuclear weapons-related intelligence programs."

Authors Stephen Schwartz and Deepti Choubey also found that the "2008 nuclear weapons and weapons-related 'budget' exceeds all anticipated government expenditures on international diplomacy and foreign assistance ($39.5 billion) and natural resources and the environment ($33 billion). It is nearly double the budget for general science, space, and technology ($27.4 billion) and is almost 14 times what the U.S. Department of Energy has allocated for all energy-related research and development."

more: http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22601&prog=zgp&proj=znpp

[Greyhound]

1. The Doomsday clock is back into Raygun territory, he got us down to three minutes to doomsday.

http://www.apocalypse-soon.com/doomsday_clock.htm">Currently at seven minutes to doomsday since 2005 and has not been updated recently.

[DCKit]

2. What delusion allows them to belive sanity reigns at the WH?

$52 billion for newquelur weapons. Jeebus. What happened to our priorities?

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3. We need to start dismantling them, like we're getting rid of our chemical weapons

You want to provide some highly-skilled, good-paying jobs? Start dismantling the nuclear arsenal.