Defense Spending: What Has Been Accomplished

Abstract

This paper has been prepared by the Congressional Budget Office at the request of Senator Lawton Chiles, ranking minority member of the Senate Budget Committee. It presents a summary review of improvements since 1980 in factors contributing to U.S. military capability. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective and nonpartisan analysis, the paper makes no recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA616280

Entities

People

  • R. W. Thomas

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Helicopters
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting