07.09.2004, 00:44
Ganz interessant für die Einschätzung, was den Umfang der "black projects" der US-Streitkräfte angeht:
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Zitat:An analysis of the black or classified budget within the FY 2005 Department of Defense budget requestAllein 12,9 Milliarden allein für Beschaffung. Da kann man schon ordentlich was auf die Beine stellen, wenn die Zahlen akkurat sind.
Source: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
No reference; 4 pages in PDF format
Released July 28, 2004
Classified or “black” programs appear to account for about $26.1 billion, or 18 percent, of the acquisition funding included in the fiscal year (FY) 2005 Department of Defense (DoD) budget request.
This total includes $12.9 billion in procurement funding and $13.1 billion in research and development (R&D) funding. These figures represent 17 percent and 19 percent, respectively, of the total funding requested for procurement and R&D. [...]