Military Budgets and Defense Spending

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The portion of the national budget that is allocated to defense covers salaries, training, and health care; maintains and purchases arms, equipment, and facilities; funds military operations; and funds the development of new technologies. RAND analyzes defense expenditures and advises military and civilian decisionmakers on options to maximize the effectiveness, continuity, and innovation of the nation's military force.

Research conducted by: RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Europe

Journal Articles (3)

Competing Explanations of U.S. Defense Industry Consolidation in the 1990s and Their Policy Implications — Apr 1, 2010

In this article the authors test for structural breaks in U.S. defense industry and spending data over the last five decades.

Why No Trade-Off Between Guns and Butter? Armed Forces and Social Spending in the Advanced Industrial Democracies, 1960-1993 — Jan 1, 2006

Argues that the standard measure of military efforts-defense spending-inadequately captures the social and political impact of military preparedness.

Beginning of Military Cost Analysis, 1950-1961 — Jan 1, 1979

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