The U.S. policy of containment, aimed at preventing the spread of communism during the Cold War, significantly increased defense spending as the government sought to build military capabilities and support allies around the world. This included investments in nuclear arsenals, conventional forces, and various military interventions. The economic burden of maintaining a global military presence and engaging in conflicts, such as the Korean and Vietnam Wars, led to substantial budget allocations for defense. Overall, containment shaped military priorities and spending patterns for decades.
The containment policy called for the united states to not spread communism abroad.
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United States Department of Defense was created in 1947.
United States Secretary of Defense was created in 1947.
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United States and South Vietnam
The budget of United States Department of Defense is 530,100,000,000 dollars.
The average spending per year for households in the United States is around 60,000.
Soviet (Communist) containment.
The US adopted a policy called 'containment'
Air Defense Artillery Branch - United States - was created in 1968.