Current Military Expenditures Top 20 United States$305.4 Billion Russia $55.0 Japan $41.1 China $37.5 United Kingdom $34.6 France $29.5 Germany $24.7 Saudi Arabia $18.4 Italy $16.2 South Korea $11.6 Taiwan $10.7 India $10.7 Brazil $10.3 Turkey $8.9 Australia $7.2 Netherlands $7.0 Israel $6.7 Canada $6.7 Spain $6.0 Iran $5.7 Greece $3.8

Approximate number of strategic U.S. Nuclear Weapons: 7,300 Approximate number of strategic Russian Nuclear Weapons: 6,000 Approximate number of strategic U.S. Nuclear Weapons, year 2003, under START II: 3,500 Approximate number of strategic Russian Nuclear Weapons, year 2003, under START II: 3,000 Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons suggested as the ceiling for the U.S. and Russia under a START III agreement: 1,500- 2,000 Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons worldwide: 14,300 Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons worldwide, year 2003: 7,500 U.S. Spent roughly $3.5 Trillion from 1940 to 1995 to prepare to fight a nuclear war. U.S. spends roughly $27 Billion annually to prepare to fight a nuclear war. U.S. spent roughly $2.2 Billion in 1995 to prevent nuclear war. Each of the 21 B-2 bombers authorized by Congress costs roughly $2.2 Billion (RDTE, procurement). The lifecycle cost of each B-2 (RDTE, procurement, operations, maintenance, and support) is $2.5 Billion. Nuclear Facts and Figures

Country Suspected Strategic Nuclear Weapons Suspected Non- Strategic Nuclear Weapons Suspected Total Nuclear Weapons China France India 60 +? 0 Israel 100 +? 0 Pakistan15-25 ? 0 Russia6,000 6,000-13,000 12, ,000 United Kingdom United States 7,300 4,700-11,700 12, ,000 Current World Nuclear Arsenals

US Defense Planning Considerations War- fighting Special Ops Peace- keeping Home defense Future threat Force structure Strategy & planning Weaponry Recruitment & training Intelligence DoD organization Military Missions

Military Force Questions How useful is military force in the post-Cold War period? When, where, how? How much should the U.S. spend on defense? Enough to fight two wars at the same time? How can the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction be stopped? (Nuclear, chemical, biological) Does the U.S. need nuclear weapons, and, if so, how many and what type? Should the U.S. make a “no first use of nuclear weapons” declaration?

Should the U.S. use its forces to deal with domestic unrest in other countries? How important are allies to the U.S. in the post-Cold War world? Should NATO be further expanded? If so, how far? Should the U.S. actively promote arms sales to third world countries? Should the U.S. support arms control efforts (e.g., land mine treaty)? Should the U.S. build a ballistic missile defense system?