What Would You Cut?

The US defense budget is $886 billion. You control the sliders. Cut what you want, fund what matters, and see what America could actually afford.

Money freed from defense

$0B

Remaining defense: $886B of $886B

Step 1: Cut the Defense Budget

Drag each slider to reduce spending. 100% = keep current level. 0% = eliminate entirely.

☢️Nuclear Weapons

$52B/ $52B

Eliminate100%Keep all

🌍Overseas Bases

$55B/ $55B

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✈️Aircraft & Navy

$180B/ $180B

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🎖️Personnel & Pay

$165B/ $165B

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🔬R&D / Weapons Dev

$140B/ $140B

Eliminate100%Keep all

💣Operations (Active Wars)

$120B/ $120B

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🕵️Intelligence & Cyber

$85B/ $85B

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🏥Veterans AffairsSeparate budget

$325B/ $325B

Eliminate100%Keep all

📋Miscellaneous / Admin

$89B/ $89B

Eliminate100%Keep all

• The total defense budget is $886 billion — more than the next 10 countries combined
• Universal pre-K for all American children: ~$30B/year
• End homelessness in America: ~$20B/year
• Free community college for all: ~$10B/year
• Clean water for every human on Earth: ~$150B total
• The F-35 program alone: $1.7T lifetime