伊朗战争花费 250 亿美元的真正含义

它超出了许多联邦机构的年度预算,以及五角大楼的年度弹药预算。

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$25 billion is similar to:

The annual budget of NASA.

Spending on military aid to Israel after Oct. 7.

Spending by U.S.A.I.D.before it was disbanded.

将奥巴马医改补贴扩大一年的成本。

五角大楼官员数周以来一直对伊朗战争的损失保持沉默,他们首次公开估计:迄今为止为 250 亿美元。

但如此规模的成本到底意味着什么?

与过去的战争以及总体国防预算相比,250 亿美元似乎并不是一个大数目。 Congress gave the Defense Department $839 billion this year in normal appropriations and an extra $150 billion as part of its big tax and domestic policy spending bill last summer. 2008年,美国一年为伊拉克和阿富汗冲突花费了2830亿美元的战争资金(以今天的美元计算)。

但无论以何种标准衡量,这个数字都是相当可观的。它超过了许多联邦机构的年度预算。每个美国家庭的花费约为 190 美元。这意味着,在两个月的战争中,五角大楼的军火支出超过了年度预算。

当然,目前处于脆弱停火状态的战争还没有结束。 “To state the obvious, $25 billion is not the final bill,” Travis Sharp, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, said in an email. “The tab is still open.”

甚至在战争开始之前,军费开支就接近历史最高水平。

The U.S. defense budget

In today’s dollars

Note: While the $150 billion in supplemental funding passed last year is available through the 2029 fiscal year, the administration has told Congress it plans to spend it all in 2026.Source: Department of Defense.以下是 250 亿美元与当前军事预算要素的比较。伊朗战争与年度军费开支相比如何注:2025 财年支出数据。资料来源:国会预算办公室; Department of Defense; Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.伊朗战争与其他冲突支出相比如何