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2023-10-03 06:49:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4BD0545F686DFCB14D7772ED87103050282C401FF6D71107ADD29DB5B1780804
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According to US government US has drawn equipment worth $23.8 billion from DoD stockpiles. While the planned DoD spending was $816.7 Billion. Military systems are procured through multiple years and thus the value of total US military stock is larger than a yearly budget https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine/#:~:text=Presidential%20Drawdown%20Authority%20(PDA),%2423.8%20billion%20from%20DoD%20stockpiles. https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy23_ndaa_agreement_summary.pdf
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