Cost Of War
PEACE TIME MILITARY FUNDING
VS
PERCENT U.S. FORCES KILLED IN ACTION
| DATE | WAR | DEFENCE
FUNDING* | K.I.A. |
|---|
| 1917 | W.W.I | $0.3 | 24.9% |
| 1942 | W.W.II | $0.9 | 25.0% |
| 1950 | Korea | $12.0 | 9.4% |
| 1965 | 'Nam | $41.0 | 6.7% |
| 1991 | Gulf 1 | $200.0 | 0.6% |
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*Average pre-war, peace time, defence funding in billion dollars per year.
Sources: The Federal Budget and Defence Weekly.