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Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social |
Today in 1998, Atomic Audit was published, becoming the first and only comprehensive, cumulative accounting of the full costs of US nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs. Back then, we conservatively estimated total spending at nearly $5.5 trillion (1996 dollars). It now exceeds $12 trillion.
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Bill Geerhart
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I remember that Borders...
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Bill Geerhart
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Gannett recap published #OTD in '98.
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Bill Geerhart
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PARADE magazine mention...
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Bill Geerhart
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I remember reading this Martin J. Sherwin review back when the Los Angeles Times had a decent book review section.
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Bill Geerhart
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And on this day in the New York Times...
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Stephen Schwartz
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At the time, $5.5 trillion was 29% of all military spending—including WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the first Gulf War—and nearly 11% of all government spending. Nuclear weapons have consumed more US taxpayer dollars than everything else except all non-nuclear military spending and Social Security.
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