Hourly Spending Distribution on US Military Weapons
by Nat'l Priorities Project on Apr 2, 2014 | Views: 218 | Score: 0
| Hourly Cost of Weapons in Millions of Dollars | |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Weapons | 2.2 |
| F-35 Jet Fighters | 0.964 |
| Tomahawk Cruise Missiles | 0.036 |
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Every hour 3.2 million dollars of tax payer money is spent on nuclear weapons, jet fighters, and cruise missiles. 2.2 million is spent every hour managing, developing, and maintaining the US nuclear weapons stockpile. As of October 2013, 25 million has been spent in the 2014 fiscal year on F-35 jet fighters alone.