Military

Introduction
The purpose of this page is to attempt to define some cost parameters of military operations and maintenance. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates that in 2007 military expenditures for the world were $1,339,000,000,000.
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Budgets 2006 for some NATO countries in billions of US dollars
Country                   Budget 	        
United States of America $667.700
United Kingdom 	           57.670
France 	                   54.592
Germany                    38.145
Italy 	                   33.454
Canada 	                   21.800
Spain 	                   14.295
Turkey 	                   11.593
Netherlands                10.232
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Trident Missile (SLBM)
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Unit cost $30.9 million.
24 on each of 14 US Nuclear Submarines  (24 x 14 = 336)
16 on each of  4 UK Nuclear Submarines  (16 x  4 =  64)
(336 + 64 ) x $30.9 = $12.36 Billion
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Three years ago, with support from the Conservatives, Labour pushed through the controversial decision to renew the Trident system. This new system would cost £97bn over its 30-year lifetime, according to a study for Greenpeace.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:James_Kemp/Trident_missile
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/history/timeline/cost/index.html

Military Aircraft

B-2    Spirit         ($737.0 million ea.)   21 built,
F-22   Raptor         ($150.0 million ea.),
F-35   Lightning II   ( $35.0 million ea.),
KC-10  Extender       ( $88.0 million ea.),
E-2C   Hawkeye        ( $80.0 million ea.),
AH-64D Apache         ( $38.0 million ea.) 1174 built as of Feb 2010,
MQ-1   Predator       ( $ 4.5 million ea.)  360 built
B-52H  Stratofortress ($ 53.0 million ea.)  744 built

Weapons Contractors
Assorted Products (toys?)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-16_T-Hawk
National Security

Alternatives

millions
   $526    Michigan State Police Force Annual Budget (2596 employes)
$11,000    Education budget for State of Pennsylvania
   $160    Four year college education for 1000 students @ $160,000 per student