Last month the U.K.âs Department of Transport announced that it would allow self-driving cars onto British streets by next year. A county in Iowa recently announced âat a symposium designed to attract Google and other tech companies to its region, naturallyâthat it would allow driverless cars on its streets.f 90% of vehicles were autonomous, an estimated 4.2 million accidents would be prevented and 21,700 lives would be saved. Technological advances often come with unintended consequences, though, which is why these predictions support Pettisâ case that organ donations would be adversely impacted by safer driving.
Military Spending in the United States. Facebook Twitter. In fiscal year 2015, military spending is projected to account for 54 percent of all federal discretionary spending, a total of $598.5 billion. Military spending includes: all regular activities of the Department of Defense; war spending; nuclear weapons spending; international military assistance; and other Pentagon-related spending.
Op-Ed: How many bases does U.S. have globally and what is their cost? Washington - The Pentagon estimates that each year it spends $22.1 billion to maintain its bases and troops around the world. However, the actual costs even on conservative estimates is about $170 billion annually. The totals could be even higher. Estimates of maintaining U.S. bases abroad since the start of the war on terror in 2001 range from $1.8 trillion to $2.1 trillion. The Pentagon must each year produce an Overseas Cost Summary that calculates the total price on overseas military activities. This includes costs of construction, repairs and maintenance.