The Dynamics of Defense Budget Growth, 1998-2011. Carl Conetta presentation at US Naval War College workshop, "Economics and Security: Resourcing National Priorities," 19–21 May 2010. Published in Richmond Lloyd, ed., Economics and Security: Resourcing National Priorities (Newport RI: Naval War College Press, 2010).
Time To Get Serious about DoD Reform. C. Conetta and C. Knight. Defense News, 21 February 2010.
An Undisciplined Defense: Understanding the $2 Trillion Surge in US Defense Spending. PDA Briefing Report #20, 18 January 2010. Carl Conetta. Analyzes the steep rise in defense spending since 1998. 21 charts and tables.
The President's Dilemma: Debt, Deficits, and Defense Spending. PDA Briefing Memo #45, 18 January 2010. The nation faces Reagan-level deficit spending and greatly increased debt. Can the president's program of high defense spending and increased non-defense spending survive?
Graphs
- DoD Budget Authority 1997-2019 from the FY-2011 Budget Submission
- DOD Budget Authority 1948-2019 from the FY-2011 Budget Submission
- Gross Federal Debt as % GDP 1940-2019
- Percentage Shares Global Military Spending
