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Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
04/22/2009 This report examines tthe issue of nuclear terrorism and attempts to answer the following questions: How real is the risk that a terrorist group could acquire or construct a functional nuclear device, and how might it attempt to do so? Which group poses the greatest threat in this regard,how has that threat changed over time, and is it currently growing or abating? What existing and prospective measures will prove most effective in preventing terrorists from obtaining a nuclear weapon, stopping them from delivering and detonating a weapon if prevention fails, and responding both at home and abroad in the event that an attack succeeds?
The Project on National Security Reform: Challenges and Requirements
03/19/2009 Testimony Before the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED FUNDING FOR DEFENSE: PRESENTATION OF THE FY 2009 REQUEST IN TABLES AND CHARTS
03/31/2008 This Update includes seven tables and three graphs that present key defense budget data recently released as part of the administration’s FY 2008 budget submission.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2009 Request for Homeland Security
03/30/2008 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to protect the United States effectively from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2009. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the administration.
CSBA New Report on GWOT
02/25/2008 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report, “The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment,” authored by Senior Fellow Robert C. Martinage.The report concludes that the United States reached a high-water mark in the war on terrorism in 2003. At that time, the Taliban had been overthrown and al Qaeda stripped of its sanctuary in Afghanistan, ten of al Qaeda’s senior-most leaders had been captured or killed, dozens of jihadi cells had been rolled up, and several partner countries had significantly improved their counterterrorism capabilities.
The Cost of US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
09/13/2007 This paper provides an estimate of how much funding has been provided for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since FY 2001, describes how that funding has been provided and allocated among different programs and activities, provides a range of estimates of how much funding might be required for 2008 and beyond, and compares the cost of these operations to past wars.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2008 Request for Homeland Security
07/23/2007 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to effectively protect the United States from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2008. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the administration. Conversely, in some areas, there may be significant limitations as to how much—realistically—providing additional funding can do to improve US homeland security.
Avoiding the Plague
05/09/2007 Given the highly lethal nature of some biological agents, the spread of biotechnology and related industries and expertise, and the interest of some terrorist groups in causing mass casualties, there is little prospect that the United States will be able shield its population entirely from bioterrorist attacks. Enacting the funding increases and other changes outlined in this report would be an important first step on the road toward achieving this more effective—albeit necessarily imperfect—capability.
CSBA Issues New Bioterror Report
05/09/2007 CSBA releases new Report "Avoiding the Plague: an Assessment of U.S. Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism" by Steven Kosiak
Send in the Advisers
07/11/2006 Significant change in the security environment is under way. However, the Pentagon is yet to catch up with these changes in the way wars are conducted.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2007 Request for Homeland Security
6/26/2006 The Bush Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget request includes $58.3 billion for homeland security. About $27.8 billion of this request is allocated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Steven Kosiak breaks down the numbers.
Evolving Military Affairs
05/22/2006 Significant change in the security environment is under way. However, the Pentagon is yet to catch up with these changes in the way wars are conducted.
Implementing GWOT Strategy: Overcoming Interagency Problems
03/15/2006 Director of Strategic Studies, Mike Vickers, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee.
Funding for Defense, Military Operations, Homeland Security, and Related Activities Since 9-11
12/20/2005 The Bush Administration's FY06 budget plan provides annual appropriations for Homeland Security at a level 165 percent higher than FY01.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: Rethinking the US Military Posture
10/24/2005 An anlysis of the $441.8 billion request for national defense authority for fiscal year 2006, not including funds for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2006 Request for Homeland Security
05/03/2005 The Bush Administration's FY06 budget plan provides annual appropriations for Homeland Security at a level 165 percent higher than FY01.
The War in Iraq: A Thin Green Line
08/14/2004 This backgrounder is the third in a series analyzing the War in Iraq, as well as the Army force structure and personnel requirements for a protracted and counterinsurgency operation.
Intelligence Reform and the Next CIA Director
08/07/2004 A historical review of CIA directors and their influence on operations and policy. What does the next CIA director need to have?
Overview of the Administration's FY 2005 Request for Homeland Security
03/22/2004 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to effectively protect the United States from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2005. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the Administration.
Cost Growth in Defense Plans, Occupations of Iraq and War on Terrorism Could Add Nearly $900 Billion To Projected Deficits
03/09/2004 A review of defense budget projections including FY 2005 defense budget requests, historical program cost growth assumptions and cost of ongoing operations.
Homeland Security: Administration's Plan Appears to Project Little Growth in Funding
03/12/2003
Homeland Security and the Trouble with Training
10/03/2002 This backgrounder describes current training programs; identifies major problems and shortfalls; and recommends some new initiatives.
Funding for Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Since 9-11
09/24/2002 This backgrounder looks at funding requests for homeland security in both the budget requests and supplementals.
Iraq vs the United States: Potential Terrorist Threats to the Homeland
09/18/2002 If a military confrontation erupts between Iraq and the United States, the US homeland could be part of the battleground. This backgrounder suggests some threats to American soil.
Prospects for the Homeland Security Department: The 1947 Analogy
09/12/2002 An assessment of the new Homeland Security Department's prospects suggests it may encounter 3 major problems reminiscent of the obstacles faced in organizing to confront the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War.
A New War Demands a New Military
09/10/2002 The war on terrorism, waged since the tragic events of last September 11, provides sobering evidence of the need to transform America's armed forces.
The Reserves and Homeland Security: Proposals, Progress, Problems Ahead
06/19/2002 This Backgrounder discusses the potential homeland defense roles of the Reserve Component
FY 2003 Budget Request for Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism
02/08/2002 President Bush's proposed FY 2003 defense budget includes $37.7 billion for homeland security, an increase of $8.4 billion from FY 2002.
US Funding for Homeland Defense and Combating Terrorism
01/24/2002 Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the administration and Congress have provided some $58 billion in funding related to homeland defense and combating terrorism, and to aid with recovery efforts.
Estimated Cost of Operation Enduring Freedom: The First Two Months
12/07/2001 The estimated cost of Operation Enduring Freedom is between $1 and $2.2 billion the first two months.
Estimated Cost of Operation Enduring Freedom
11/02/2001 CSBA estimates that the US military campaign against the Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan has cost some $400 million to $800 million in its first 25 days (October 7-31).
Arming America's Soldiers for a New Kind of War
10/26/2001 The first war of this new century is not even a distant cousin of the Persian Gulf War, much less of the Cold War that still determines, in many ways, the size, form and orientation of our military
A 9-1-1 Force for 9/11
09/28/2001 The terrorist attacks of the last three years have been growing more complex. We must now be prepared for even more complex and lethal forms of attack.
A Defining Challenge for a New Generation
09/28/2001 The current generation of Americans confronts a challenge that, while in some ways quite different, is in its own way as formidable as the one confronted by the Greatest Generation 60 years ago.
The First War of a New Century: A First Blush Assessment
09/28/2001 The United States needs to prepare for the more complex threats that terrorists may use in the future. |
Homeland SecurityFederal funding for homeland security grew dramatically after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Under the administration’s latest budget plan, overall funding for homeland security provided through annual appropriations (i.e., excluding supplemental appropriations) would be some $35 billion, or roughly 150 percent, higher in FY 2007 than it was in FY 2001. Moreover, even prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, funding for homeland security had been increased significantly. Between FY 1995 and FY 2001, funding for homeland security provided in annual appropriations bills was boosted by some 60 percent. In addition to this funding provided through regular, annual appropriations, about $24 billion in additional funding has been provided for homeland security through various emergency supplemental appropriations enacted since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. |