Put another way, the Gulf War cost each person in the United States $306 Vietnam, $2,204 per person Korea, $2,266 per person and World War II, $20,388 per person. Vietnam cost $500 billion the Korean War, $336 billion and World War II, almost $3 trillion. The cost of the Gulf War was approximately $76 billion. From 1940 to 1996 (a period that includes several cycles of war and peace, including the arms race of the cold war), America spent $16.23 trillion on the military ($5.82 trillion of that on nuclear weapons), versus $1.70 trillion on health care and $1.24 trillion on international affairs. In comparison, annual spending for other programs included roughly $15 billion on state and international assistance and $60 billion on education. In the first years of the twenty-first century, this meant spending roughly $350 billion per year. Since 1975, America has spent between 3 and 6 percent of its gross domestic product on national defense, or approximately 15 to 30 percent of each year's federal budget. How much does it cost the United States to maintain its armed forces? In World War II, 3,250,000 German and 1,507,000 Japanese soldiers, sailors, and pilots were killed, 16 times the 291,000 American servicemen who were killed. More than 600,000 North Korean and 1 million Chinese fighters died in the Korean War, almost 50 times the 33,000 American dead. Approximately 850,000 Vietcong died in the Vietnam War, 18 times the 47,000 U.S. The lowest figure would still be 10 times the number of Americans killed in the war. Estimates of Iraqi soldiers killed in the Gulf War range from 1,500 to 100,000. Americans and their allies typically cause 10 to 20 times more combat casualties than American forces suffer. It is difficult to measure how many enemy deaths American armed forces have inflicted. Including deaths from disease, accidents, and other factors, each war's total was much higher: approximately 116,000 died in World War I, 400,000 in World War II, 53,000 in the Korean War, 90,000 in Vietnam, and almost 400 in the Gulf War. In the twentieth century, approximately 53,000 Americans were killed in combat in World War I, 291,000 in World War II, 33,000 in the Korean War, 47,000 in Vietnam, and 148 in the Gulf War. Another 243,000 have died while wars were being fought, due to training accidents, injury, and disease. More than 650,000 Americans have been killed in combat. Approximately 1.3 million Americans serve in Reserve and National Guard branches that can be activated in time of war. The Air Force has approximately 365,000, and the Marines have approximately 175,000. The Navy has approximately 380,000 men and women on active duty. armed services includes 1.4 million people, with the Army making up almost 500,000 of that number. The Gulf War enjoyed similar levels of support. World War II support levels never fell below 77 percent, despite the prolonged and damaging nature of the conflict. The Korean and Vietnam Wars ended with support levels near 30 percent. As American casualties mount, support often decreases. Mary Walker won the Medal of Honor during the Civil War.īetween 65 and 85 percent of the American public will support a military action when it begins. While fewer women are "natural killers," and women are on average smaller than men, there are many women who have the psychological makeup and the physical ability to fight. Fifteen percent (204,000) of American military personnel are female.Ĭan women fight as effectively as men do?
This is thought to be a reflection of culture and biology. Worldwide, 97 percent of today's military personnel are male.
In America, sources of aggressive dispositions include domestic violence, the portrayal of violence in the media, threats from enemies, and combat training. However, aggression is a product of biology and environment. There is no single "war gene." Combinations of genes can predispose a person to violence. These included conflicts in Afghanistan, Algeria, Burundi, China, Colombia, the Congo, India, Indonesia, Israel, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. How many wars are taking place right now?Īt the beginning of 2003 there were 30 wars going on around the world.
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