defense funding
Armed forces allocation
Defense funding is the money a government allocates to its military and national security apparatus, covering personnel, weapons systems, research, operations, and maintenance.
In the United States, defense funding constitutes a major portion of the federal budget and is subject to annual congressional debate.
The term often appears in political discussions about spending priorities: Critics argued that defense funding crowded out social programs.
The committee approved increased defense funding for cybersecurity initiatives.
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
- threat assessmentEvaluating potential for harm
- troop deploymentStationing soldiers operationally
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
- military basesArmed forces installations
aircraft carriers · combat readiness · military training · stealth technology · war games · military alliances · strategic planning · special forces · missile systems · peacekeeping missions · cost overruns · black budget · military industrial complex · naval fleets · sequestration · tanks · military logistics · fighter jets
- defense researchDARPA, weapons labs, military research, weapons testing, naval research
- appropriationsappropriations, budget allocation, budget allocations, earmark, earmarks
- defense procurementmilitary procurement, military contracts, government contracts, bidding, bids
defense fundingsocial programs
Government-funded public services
social spending · welfare spending · social welfare · education funding · healthcare spending
defense fundingdefense cuts
Decreased military spending
disarmament · demilitarization · peace dividend · arms reduction · arms control
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