Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA Defense Spending approaching Cold War high 2-10-2006 • UPI As the Defense Secretary shops his $439 billion, 2007 Pentagon budget request—not including $100 billion in war costs—he is circumventing sticker shock by pointing as a economic percentage the defense budget is at historic lows. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: