Cidersomerset
27th May 2014, 13:46
This is one of the reasons the US needs wars , the mil ind complex has grown
out of control since WW11 and is why the US has been constantly in combat or
under the threat of war , and it looks like they are eyeing up Russia & China to
keep the tax dollars coming in and the weapons rolling out.....
The mil ind complex lobbyists claim that jobs will be lost , which is obviously true,
but investment will create jobs in other areas like every other country in the world.
The problem is the revolving Washington 'gravy train' where a lot of elites have,
and are still earning to much in what is effect 'blood' money to keep America
the land of the 'not so free', in debt and rising poverty.
There are the occasional rumbles and grumbles from congress , but most of them
are bought off by the threat of job cuts or national security by terrorists or rogue
states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Too Big to Audit? Pentagon multi-trillion budget under congressional fire
OM6u0XTA_zA
Published on 26 May 2014
There are fresh calls in Washington for the Pentagon to come clean about how it's been
spending trillions of taxpayer dollars. The Department of Defence has not audited a
single budget in more than 20 years, despite demands from Congress. Megan Lopez reports.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
War Waste: The Pentagon's Botched Projects
2216orIa2o0
From a $300 million useless blimp to the Air Force scrapping $600 million worth of
brand new transport planes, over the years the military has proven to be rife with
waste. In part 4 of her military drawdown series, RT Correspondent Meghan Lopez takes
a closer look at some of the starkest examples of waste and the reasons behind it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to America's Military Graveyard and recycle centre......
F1N1aPHgXCU
Published on 15 May 2014
Resting on the border of Nevada and California, hidden between the mountains, is a
36,000 acre patch of land where the military ships its equipment after wars. Here, items
as big as M1-Abrams tanks or as small as individual bolts are taken into inventory, fixed
and shipped right back out to troops in the field. But with the Afghanistan war ending,
what will happen with leftover gear? In part six of her series focusing on the military
equipment drawdown from Afghanistan, RT Correspondent Meghan Lopez takes us on a
tour of the Sierra Army Depot.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/ibt-logo.png
U.S. Military Spending Vs World | Chart
Gozk4sCU45c
Published on 25 Apr 2014
The amount the United States spends on its military and other defense related budget
items amounts to nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new graphic
published by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation on Thursday...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERNATIONAL BUISENESS TIMES.....
Global Defense Budget Seen Climbing In 2014; First Total Increase Since 2009 As
Russia Surpasses Britain And Saudi Arabia Continues Its Security Spending Spree
By Angelo Young@angeloyoung_
on February 06 2014 5:53 AM
Pentagon 2
The U.S. Department of Defense. WikiCommons 454560213
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) is greeted by Deputy Defense Minister
Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (R) after he arrived at Riyadh Air Base on Dec. 9,
2013, at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IHS estimates the Arabian Gulf region's powerhouse
grew defense spending 19 percent to $42.9 billion last year, ranking it as the ninth-
largest national defense budget. Getty Images
As the world digs out from the economic downturn of 2009, it seems that annual growth
in global defense spending is back. Total global defense spending is seen increasing 0.6
percent from $1.538 trillion in 2013 to $1.547 trillion in 2014, according to a forecast
released Tuesday in London from IHS Jane’s Aerospace, Defence & Security. If the
forecast proves accurate, it will be the first time since 2009 that the world grew
spending on military hardware and armies since 2009.
The top 20 spenders shelled out a combined $1.316 trillion on defense-related
expenditures in 2013, with the United States making up just over 44 percent of that
spending at $582.4 billion.
Countries in the Middle East, namely Saudi Arabia and Oman, and a regional arms race
in Asia is fueling much of this expected growth as Europe still flounders in sovereign
debt doldrums and the U.S. prunes spending from highs unseen since World War II if
you include Afghanistan and Iraq.
“With military budgets among many of the major NATO nations due to continue to
contract over the next 12 months, the center of gravity of defense expenditure is
expected to continue to shift south and east in 2014, following the trend of global
economic expansion,” said Paul Burton, director, IHS Jane’s Aerospace, Defence &
Security, in a statement announcing the forecast. “Russia, Asia and the Middle East will
provide the impetus behind the growth in global military spending expected this year
and will drive the recovery projected from 2016 onwards.”
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/2013-defense-budgets-top-20.jpg
2013 Defense Budgets, Top 20
In 2013, Russia moved up to the No. 3 slot as the largest defense spender. Saudi Arabia
has been moving up the ranks in recent years. IBTimes
One of the more notable developments from 2013 was the increased spending of the
Russian Federation, which pushed past the U.K. to become the third-largest spender
after the U.S. and China. Russia is expected to boost spending 44 percent over the next
three years. Meanwhile, No. 2 China is expected to spend more than Europe’s top three
spenders (the U.K., France and Germany) by the end of next year. China’s growing
military might is helping fuel a soft regional arms race. Asia Pacific is the only region
that grew defense budgets between 2009 and 2014 as the world’s total saw annual declines.
“In Asia, the growth of defense budgets is accelerating and military procurements are
rising,” said John Chipman, director-general and CEO of the London-based International
Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), during the launch Wednesday of the IISS’s annual
assessment of the global military balance. “Most national defense budgets in the West
contracted further and governments grappled with the need to balance financial
imperatives against the reality of an uncertain strategic environment.”
Five of the world’s fastest growing defense budgets are located in the Middle East,
according to IHS estimates. Saudi Arabia, in particular, concerned about protecting its
monarchy and the country’s oil assets from extremist attacks and concerned about
Iran’s influence on the region, has greatly boosted spending on military hardware,
infrastructure and training. IHS ranks the largest Gulf Cooperation Council member as
the ninth-largest defense spender in the world at $42.9 billion after increasing its
defense budget an estimated 19 percent last year. The country is highly secretive about
how much it spends on defense, so this is an educated estimate at best. The IISS puts
Saudi Arabia’s defense budget much higher than the IHS, at $59.6 billion, which places
the country as the fourth-largest spender.
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/iiss-data.jpg
IISS Data
The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released its
assessment of the world's military balance. It places Saudi Arabia much higher on the
list than the IHS's estimate. The IISS's list of the top 15 defense spenders also ranks
Israel higher and includes Iran. IISS
As you can see from the chart below, the U.S. continues to be in the lead, by far, on
defense spending. It spent 2.7 times more than China and Russia combined and it spent
nearly 11 percent more than the 17 other countries combined.
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/us-defense-spending-compared-rest-world.jpg
U.S. Defense Spending compared to rest of world
By all estimates, including the one provided by the IHS on Tuesday, the U.S. continues
to greatly outspend the rest of the world on defense. IBTimes
http://www.ibtimes.com/global-defense-budget-seen-climbing-2014-first-total-increase-2009-russia-surpasses-britain-saudi
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
out of control since WW11 and is why the US has been constantly in combat or
under the threat of war , and it looks like they are eyeing up Russia & China to
keep the tax dollars coming in and the weapons rolling out.....
The mil ind complex lobbyists claim that jobs will be lost , which is obviously true,
but investment will create jobs in other areas like every other country in the world.
The problem is the revolving Washington 'gravy train' where a lot of elites have,
and are still earning to much in what is effect 'blood' money to keep America
the land of the 'not so free', in debt and rising poverty.
There are the occasional rumbles and grumbles from congress , but most of them
are bought off by the threat of job cuts or national security by terrorists or rogue
states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Too Big to Audit? Pentagon multi-trillion budget under congressional fire
OM6u0XTA_zA
Published on 26 May 2014
There are fresh calls in Washington for the Pentagon to come clean about how it's been
spending trillions of taxpayer dollars. The Department of Defence has not audited a
single budget in more than 20 years, despite demands from Congress. Megan Lopez reports.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
War Waste: The Pentagon's Botched Projects
2216orIa2o0
From a $300 million useless blimp to the Air Force scrapping $600 million worth of
brand new transport planes, over the years the military has proven to be rife with
waste. In part 4 of her military drawdown series, RT Correspondent Meghan Lopez takes
a closer look at some of the starkest examples of waste and the reasons behind it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to America's Military Graveyard and recycle centre......
F1N1aPHgXCU
Published on 15 May 2014
Resting on the border of Nevada and California, hidden between the mountains, is a
36,000 acre patch of land where the military ships its equipment after wars. Here, items
as big as M1-Abrams tanks or as small as individual bolts are taken into inventory, fixed
and shipped right back out to troops in the field. But with the Afghanistan war ending,
what will happen with leftover gear? In part six of her series focusing on the military
equipment drawdown from Afghanistan, RT Correspondent Meghan Lopez takes us on a
tour of the Sierra Army Depot.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/ibt-logo.png
U.S. Military Spending Vs World | Chart
Gozk4sCU45c
Published on 25 Apr 2014
The amount the United States spends on its military and other defense related budget
items amounts to nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new graphic
published by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation on Thursday...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERNATIONAL BUISENESS TIMES.....
Global Defense Budget Seen Climbing In 2014; First Total Increase Since 2009 As
Russia Surpasses Britain And Saudi Arabia Continues Its Security Spending Spree
By Angelo Young@angeloyoung_
on February 06 2014 5:53 AM
Pentagon 2
The U.S. Department of Defense. WikiCommons 454560213
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) is greeted by Deputy Defense Minister
Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (R) after he arrived at Riyadh Air Base on Dec. 9,
2013, at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IHS estimates the Arabian Gulf region's powerhouse
grew defense spending 19 percent to $42.9 billion last year, ranking it as the ninth-
largest national defense budget. Getty Images
As the world digs out from the economic downturn of 2009, it seems that annual growth
in global defense spending is back. Total global defense spending is seen increasing 0.6
percent from $1.538 trillion in 2013 to $1.547 trillion in 2014, according to a forecast
released Tuesday in London from IHS Jane’s Aerospace, Defence & Security. If the
forecast proves accurate, it will be the first time since 2009 that the world grew
spending on military hardware and armies since 2009.
The top 20 spenders shelled out a combined $1.316 trillion on defense-related
expenditures in 2013, with the United States making up just over 44 percent of that
spending at $582.4 billion.
Countries in the Middle East, namely Saudi Arabia and Oman, and a regional arms race
in Asia is fueling much of this expected growth as Europe still flounders in sovereign
debt doldrums and the U.S. prunes spending from highs unseen since World War II if
you include Afghanistan and Iraq.
“With military budgets among many of the major NATO nations due to continue to
contract over the next 12 months, the center of gravity of defense expenditure is
expected to continue to shift south and east in 2014, following the trend of global
economic expansion,” said Paul Burton, director, IHS Jane’s Aerospace, Defence &
Security, in a statement announcing the forecast. “Russia, Asia and the Middle East will
provide the impetus behind the growth in global military spending expected this year
and will drive the recovery projected from 2016 onwards.”
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/2013-defense-budgets-top-20.jpg
2013 Defense Budgets, Top 20
In 2013, Russia moved up to the No. 3 slot as the largest defense spender. Saudi Arabia
has been moving up the ranks in recent years. IBTimes
One of the more notable developments from 2013 was the increased spending of the
Russian Federation, which pushed past the U.K. to become the third-largest spender
after the U.S. and China. Russia is expected to boost spending 44 percent over the next
three years. Meanwhile, No. 2 China is expected to spend more than Europe’s top three
spenders (the U.K., France and Germany) by the end of next year. China’s growing
military might is helping fuel a soft regional arms race. Asia Pacific is the only region
that grew defense budgets between 2009 and 2014 as the world’s total saw annual declines.
“In Asia, the growth of defense budgets is accelerating and military procurements are
rising,” said John Chipman, director-general and CEO of the London-based International
Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), during the launch Wednesday of the IISS’s annual
assessment of the global military balance. “Most national defense budgets in the West
contracted further and governments grappled with the need to balance financial
imperatives against the reality of an uncertain strategic environment.”
Five of the world’s fastest growing defense budgets are located in the Middle East,
according to IHS estimates. Saudi Arabia, in particular, concerned about protecting its
monarchy and the country’s oil assets from extremist attacks and concerned about
Iran’s influence on the region, has greatly boosted spending on military hardware,
infrastructure and training. IHS ranks the largest Gulf Cooperation Council member as
the ninth-largest defense spender in the world at $42.9 billion after increasing its
defense budget an estimated 19 percent last year. The country is highly secretive about
how much it spends on defense, so this is an educated estimate at best. The IISS puts
Saudi Arabia’s defense budget much higher than the IHS, at $59.6 billion, which places
the country as the fourth-largest spender.
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/iiss-data.jpg
IISS Data
The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released its
assessment of the world's military balance. It places Saudi Arabia much higher on the
list than the IHS's estimate. The IISS's list of the top 15 defense spenders also ranks
Israel higher and includes Iran. IISS
As you can see from the chart below, the U.S. continues to be in the lead, by far, on
defense spending. It spent 2.7 times more than China and Russia combined and it spent
nearly 11 percent more than the 17 other countries combined.
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2014/02/05/us-defense-spending-compared-rest-world.jpg
U.S. Defense Spending compared to rest of world
By all estimates, including the one provided by the IHS on Tuesday, the U.S. continues
to greatly outspend the rest of the world on defense. IBTimes
http://www.ibtimes.com/global-defense-budget-seen-climbing-2014-first-total-increase-2009-russia-surpasses-britain-saudi
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------