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U.S. Intelligence Black Budget: $80 Billion for 17 Agencies
In a new report, William Hartung and Abby Smithberger, reliable and informed analysts of U.S. military spending, say U.S. security spending will total $1.1 trillion, most of which goes to foreign wars and weapons systems and veterans care. One small but crucial portion of the budget goes to intelligence activities that are not disclosed to...
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Black Budget for Military Intelligence Grows for 5th Straight Year
The Pentagon has requested nearly $23 billion for the Military Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2020. Besides the overall spending figure, the rest of the budget is secret. In general, it will support U.S. military intervention in Africa, Middle East, Latin American, and Asia. A 2016 Congressional Research Service report says the MIP represents “defense intelligence activities...