The USA is increasing the number of armed forces and increasing the costs of new weapons

The relevant Committee for the Armed Forces of the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft defense budget made by the administration of George Bush for 2007 in the amount of $ 562.9 billion. Another $ 50 billion will be spent on conducting hostilities in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other regions of the world, the Global War with terrorism.

The budget bill, which has yet to be approved in the House of Representatives in full force, as well as in the Senate, provides for an increase in the number of US ground forces by 30 thousand soldiers and naval forces by five thousand soldiers. Another 17 thousand 100 people are increasing the number of ground forces of the National Guard. The number of the senior leadership of the US Department of Defense is increasing by 50 people.

The version of the version approved by the allocation of $ 51.1 billion for the program “In the field of defense against ballistic missiles, military use of space, systems and strategic weapons, as well as nuclear weapons,” RIA Novosti reports.

Of this amount, it is supposed to allocate $ 7.9 billion for new purchases, $ 29.1 billion for design developments, and another 14.1 billion dollars for the weapons programs of the US Department of Energy.

At the same time, in comparison with the budget request, the committee reduced the costs of $ 183.5 million, and also reduced the allocations for development in the field of military use of space.

At the same time, the costs of creating a new generation space satellites to ensure tactical support of troops increase by $ 20 million.

The Committee supported the plan for the construction of two more atomic submarines of the Virginia class and ordered the US Navy to keep at least 48 attacking submarines in the ranks.

According to the draft US military budget, Pentagon's expenses in 2007 compared to 2001, when George Bush took office, will grow more than one and a half times.