The US will spend on containment of Russia $ 6.3 billion

"The presidential administration of the United States of America has proposed a budget increase for the implementation of a program to contain the Russian Federation in European territory to $ 6.3 billion," the financing project for 2019 states. This amount exceeds the current by $ 1.7 billion. Also, the US government plans to allocate $ 24 billion for the modernization of its nuclear forces.

The following year, this project provides additional funding, which exceeds the figures for 2017 by 13%. All documents have already been sent and will be reviewed by the US Congress. It is known that $ 597 billion is planned to be allocated within the framework of the base budget, but also $ 89 billion is intended for foreign operations.

Based on project information, $ 250 billion will go as an aid to "the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine." Such support is provided within the framework of the European Initiative of Containment, aimed at combating "coercion and aggressive actions of the Russian Federation in the region" The total amount to be spent on this program will have to exceed $ 6.3 billion.

Such actions on the part of America will make it possible to organize an aggressive schedule of military exercises with European partners, allowing you to place your units in Poland. The military will be modernized in Europe, the number of warehouses on the Eurasian continent will increase.

On the transfer of military equipment provided $ 1.3 billion. This information was provided to the public by Deputy Head of Budget Planning, Davis Welch, during the briefing. According to RIA Novosti, it was planned to transfer 40 Abrams tanks, 62 MSE missiles, 66 AMPV armored personnel carriers, 61 Bradley infantry vehicles and HIMARS missiles.

Last year's expenses amounted to $ 4.8 billion, which is $ 1.7 billion less than the one indicated in the new project. Also, US government officials said at a briefing that the plans include the allocation of 1.4 billion in support of moderate opposition in Syria and Iraqi national security forces.

Nuclear potential

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, commented on the draft budget, promising to fully modernize the nuclear capabilities, and hoping that he would never have to use such weapons.

The document says that the government needs 24 billion to modernize and implement the constant combat readiness of 3 nuclear components. Donald Trump argues that it is necessary to engage in the creation of new nuclear weapons, because "others are already working on this." “If they stop, we will stop. If others do not stop, then we must go first in the nuclear direction,” the head of the United States of America explained.

Moon expedition

It was confirmed that the US government intends to complete the privatization of the ISS. They expect to stop funding the station by 2025. The program, aimed at promoting commercial flight direction, is designed for $ 150 million. In total, NASA’s activities are proposed to spend $ 16.6 billion. This amount exceeds last year’s figures by $ 500 million.

The draft budget assumes that a pilot-operated flight to the moon will be carried out no later than 2023. As support for this program, it is planned to allocate $ 3.7 billion next year. Also in the project indicates the amount of $ 50 million, which NASA will receive to study the possibilities of sending a mission to Mars to study the ground. Mars rover should launch in 2020.

Chemical disarmament

During the briefing, Paul Chimberlen, the head of the Ground Forces Budget Office, made a statement that the United States of America intends to allocate about $ 1 billion to eliminate existing chemical weapons. "This program, which has already been approved by the congress, is asking for $ 994 million," RIA Novosti quotes Chimberlen.

Russia has already finished with the elimination of chemical weapons stocks last year. According to TASS, the US government intends to complete this process until 2023.

Huge deficit

After analyzing all the information provided, it can be concluded that the sum of expenses will amount to $ 4.077 trillion. The deficit level will reach a huge amount - $ 984 billion. It is also calculated that by 2028 it will be possible to reduce this number to $ 363 million.

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