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The Climate Costs of the U.S. Military Machine

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, US Foreign Bases

by Pippa Bartolotti published on UNACPeace.org, November 27, 2023 The Department of Defense budget comprises more than half of all federal discretionary spending every year. Just 11% of the military budget could fund renewable energy for every US home. A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies calculates that the cost of U.S. militarization in the last 20 years[…]