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the costs of terrorism

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how has 9/11 impacted counterterrorism spending?
since 9/11, US has greatly increased spending designed to protect us against terrorism
- created department of homeland security
how has defense spending increased?
2001 - 300 billion
2004- 500 billion
2008 - 700 million (peak)
how does the US defense budget compare to other countries?
US - 648 million (about 1/3 of global defense spending)
China - about 1/5
rest of the world - a fraction
how has CT spending increased from 9/11 to now
pre 9/11 - 16 billion
2008 - 260 billion
2017 - 174 billion
what were the biggest economic costs from 9/11?
war funding related costs, future wars, veteran care, homeland security related costs
what is the dilemma for counterterrorism spending?
at what point does it become irrational to spend that much on counterterrorism?
what is a human life worth? whose life? to whom?
how much should the US gov spend to save an american life?
how much should the US gov spend to save a US life from a terrorist attack?
- DHS report suggested 6.5 million
what do mueller and stewart find?
Mueller and Steward come to the conclusion that we are spending too much on homeland security
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