众所周知,美国军费全球第一,2015年其军费开支更是达到了6000亿美金,占全球总军费开支的35%以上,高出中国、俄罗斯、日本等排在其后的七个国家总和,今天我们就来看看美国是如何花掉这笔巨款的和美国网友又如何看待美军军费的。
Here's how the US military spends its billions
下面是美国军方如何花掉亿万美金的
Skye Gould and Jeremy Bender
Aug. 29, 2015, 12:10 PM
The US military is unquestionably the dominant force on the planet.
美国军方无疑是地球上的霸主。
From the greatest advances in technology to a massive network of military alliances, the US military retains a substantial lead over the militaries of every other country on the planet. And the backbone of this military greatness comes in large part from the economic prosperity of the US and the incredible funding that the Pentagon receives.
从大量的最先进的技术到大规模的军事同盟网,美国军方保持着对地球上其他国家军队压倒性的优势。同时军事的强大的基础在很大程度上来自于美国经济繁荣和,五角大楼接收到了令人难以置信的资金支持。
In 2015, the US will have a declared military and defense budget of $601 billion, which is more than the next 7 highest spending countries combined. The following graphics show how the US will make use of its billions.
2015年,美国将宣布有一个总额6010亿美元的军事和国防预算,远超出其后支出最高的7个国家的总和。下面的图形显示,美国将如何利用这亿万美元的。
美国6010亿美元军费是如何花掉 美网民有话说
The vast majority of the $601 billion will be funneled towards the military's base budget, which includes funding for the procurement of military equipment and the daily operations costs of US bases.
6010亿美元的绝大部分将被用于军事基地的预算,包括军事装备的采购资金和美军基地的日常运营成本。
美国6010亿美元军费是如何花掉 美网民有话说
Of the $496 billion base budget, the vast majority of funding goes towards the cost of operating and maintaining the military and the cost of paying and caring for military personnel. A further $90.4 billion is set aside for the procurement of new weapons systems during the 2015 fiscal year.
绝大多数基础预算中的4960亿美元会用于军事操作和维护成本,以及军事人员的薪金和退休的支付成本。另外904亿美元将在2015年财政年度用于采购新武器系统。