Proposed 2009 DOD Budget Is Highest Level Since WWII

When adjusted for inflation, the proposed 2009 DOD budget of $515.4 billion will have reached its highest level since World War II. This Defense Department budget proposal, which is to pay for the standard operations of the Pentagon and the military but does not include supplemental spending on the war efforts or on nuclear weapons, is an increase in real terms of about 5 percent over last year.

Source:
New York Times. "Pentagon Seeks Record Level in 2009 Budget." Thom Shanker. February 3, 2008.