Strong and Sustainable—How to Reduce Military Spending While Keeping Our Nation Safe

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2010.  Total defense spending in real terms is now higher than at any time since the end of World War II, more than throughout the entire Cold War, and even 10 percent higher than the peak of the Reagan defense buildup. The baseline defense budget has been growing in real terms for 13 straight years—the longest-ever period of sustained real growth in U.S. defense spending. As a result, the portion of the…