2 minutes agoHow much the United States has cost all wars so far
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The United States is the largest army in the world, with an annual budget of $649 billion, and according to a report that has compared all wars fought from the American Revolution to the present, wars have cost Americans over $8.6 billion, not counting the irreparable human damage. War [...]
World War II damaged the United States financially with the loss of $4.69 trillion, which is more than when we add numbers to all the other wars that this power has fought.
Then comes the Iraq War, which cost $1.01 trillion.
The war in Afghanistan, which has cost the United States more than $910 billion, is the third on the list in terms of spent money, but it is longer after some 18 years and there is no indication of when it will end.
The total accumulated cost of civil war for both the North and South is surprisingly small.
In the Vietnam War, Americans spent $843,63 billion and allocated $398.81 billion for Korea. In sixth place at cost is World War I, which cost the United States $3381.8 billion, followed by the $115.6 billion Gulf War of America at 68.17 billion.
Armed conflicts become more expensive over time, thanks to more expensive weapons and widespread conflict zones.
The military budget is increasing because of the cost of complex weapons systems, such as the F-35 Lighting fighter aircraft, which has cost the American Army up to $1 trillion.
It should also be mentioned how the location of the war determines how much money it will absorb. In the first decades of American history, wars were generally fought near American borders, usually somewhere in North America, and then the United States became involved in global conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. (sighs)
