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Is the maintenance of the nuclear stockpile likely to be a significant part of the Russian military's budget? Some quick googling indicates the US military's nu
by ginko 5y ago
Is the maintenance of the nuclear stockpile likely to be a significant part of the Russian military's budget? Some quick googling indicates the US military's nuclear forces amount to about 7 percent of the overall defense budget.[1]
[1] https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57240 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57240
- bladegash 5y agoWell, we both have about the same size nuclear arsenals, while the US’ military budget is 10x more than Russia’s. In other words, we spend almost as much just maintaining our arsenal as they do their entire military budget. Again, same size arsenals - so yes, I’d say it’s probably a pretty huge proportion of their spending.