The United States is increasing the Pentagon’s nuclear modification budget. The Pentagon’s budget for 2022 is estimated at $ 752.9 billion, of which $ 27.7 billion is earmarked for nuclear-related modernization.
The Department of Defense’s 2022 budget calls for an unprecedented increase in research, development, testing, and evaluation. $ 112 billion, an increase of 5.1 billion over the 2021 budget.
It also includes $ 27.7 billion for triple nuclear upgrades.
The total budget of the Ministry of Defense for 2022 is $ 752.9 billion. That includes $ 37.9 billion for the Department of Energy and other agencies, an increase of 1.6 percent.
The budget is a 2.7 percent increase in military and civilian spending, while nearly $ 9 billion is spent on family support programs.
A statement from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Friday that the budget would be used to support the people, to support preparedness and modernization, to address climate change threats, and to provide the capacity needed to deal with threats from Beijing.
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks also justified the US defense budget today, saying that the budget also considers the Coveid-19 epidemic and the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by 9/11. The Department of Defense will also provide a high-level capability to fight terrorism and support the Afghan National Security Forces.
He added: “These budget allocations are used to finance advanced technologies such as microelectronics, ultrasonic missiles, artificial intelligence, cyberspace capabilities, and the G network.”
The Deputy Secretary of Defense continued: “This budget also provides funding to strengthen the Department’s ability to identify and address internal threats in its ranks and combat rape and sexual harassment.
“The budget also reflects the capabilities of managing threats from Russia, Iran, North Korea, violent extremist organizations, as well as China,” said Anne McAndrew, the deputy defense minister.
$ 20.4 billion for missile defense, $ 6.6 billion for long-range firefighting development and efficiency, $ 52.4 billion for fourth- and fifth-generation fighters, $ 34.6 billion for combined fleet, according to the Pentagon website Offshore platforms will be allocated for manned and unmanned aircraft.
It also plans to spend $ 12.3 billion on next-generation ground weapons and equipment, $ 20.6 billion on space capabilities, $ 10.4 billion on cyberspace activities, $ 122.1 billion on training, support facilities and Support for partners and allies is costly.
