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Cost of War in Afghanistan
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</div>This counter displays the total cost, since 2001, of the war in Afghanistan, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars. This includes all of the funding that has been appropriated by Congress through the end of fiscal year 2015 on Sept. 30, 2015.
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Cost of War in Iraq
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</div>This counter displays the total cost, since 2003, of the war in Iraq, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars. This includes all of the funding that has been appropriated by Congress through the end of fiscal year 2015 on Sept. 30, 2015.
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Department of Defense in 2016
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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</div>This counter displays fiscal year 2015 funding for the Department of Defense base budget, not including funding through the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars.
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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2016
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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for <span>F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2016</span>.
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</div>This counter displays fiscal year 2015 funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as reported in the Department of Defense's fiscal year 2016 budget request, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars.
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Foreign Military Assistance in 2016
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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</div>This counter displays fiscal year 2015 funding for weapons, training, and assistance for foreign militaries, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars.
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Homeland Security Since 9/11
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
taxpayers in <span></span>
are paying <span>$###</span>
for <span>Homeland Security Since 9/11</span>.
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</div>This counter displays the running total of homeland security mission funding since 2001, except for designated homeland security mission funding for the Department of Defense (which is included in the Department of Defense counter), in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars. This includes all of the funding that has been appropriated by Congress through the end of fiscal year 2015 on Sept. 30, 2015.
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Nuclear Weapons in 2016
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
taxpayers in <span></span>
are paying <span>$###</span>
for <span>Nuclear Weapons in 2016</span>.
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</div>This counter displays fiscal year 2015 funding for the Department of Energy functions devoted to defense programs, including maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, powering naval ship reactors, and coordinating nuclear response and nonproliferation activities, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars.
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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are paying <span>$###</span>
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</div>This counter displays fiscal year 2015 funding for the Predator and Reaper Drones, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars.
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</div>This counter displays the total cost, since 2001, of all spending through the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account, including spending for conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, the fight against ISIS, and non-war spending through the Pentagon slush fund, in nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) dollars. This includes all of the funding that has been appropriated by Congress for OCO through the end of fiscal year 2015 on Sept. 30, 2015.
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