Pentagon’s Black Budget Tops $56 Billion

vr_don · 02-02-2010, 09:51 AM

The Defense Department just released its king-sized, $708 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Much of the proposed spending is fairly detailed — noting exactly how many helicopters the Pentagon plans to buy and how many troops it plans on playing. But about $56 billion goes simply to “classified programs,” or to projects known only by their code names, like “Chalk Eagle” and “Link Plumeria.” That’s the Pentagon’s black budget.

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TheNugzMan · 02-03-2010, 05:14 PM

56 Billion to the US Military for RDTE programs...What the hell can be that expensive, maybe they need to shop at Wal Mart.

02-02-2010, 09:51 AM	#1
vr_don Investigator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 195	Pentagon’s Black Budget Tops $56 Billion The Defense Department just released its king-sized, $708 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Much of the proposed spending is fairly detailed — noting exactly how many helicopters the Pentagon plans to buy and how many troops it plans on playing. But about $56 billion goes simply to “classified programs,” or to projects known only by their code names, like “Chalk Eagle” and “Link Plumeria.” That’s the Pentagon’s black budget. Read More Via Wired

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02-03-2010, 05:14 PM	#2
TheNugzMan Junior Investigator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 52	56 Billion to the US Military for RDTE programs...What the hell can be that expensive, maybe they need to shop at Wal Mart.