more than twice as great as defense; so is state and local spending.

In the context of huge changes such as these, defense spending especially potential future changes in defense spending does not loom very large.

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The defense budget no longer consumes the large percentages of our government resources that it did in the 1950's. In those years, it could play a key role in financing increases in other segments of the federal budget and in the employment and unemployment trends. But as a result of this changed complexion of the federal budget, the opportunity to use changes in the defense program to finance non-defense programs is significantly reduced. Thus, the period of defense dominance in resource allocation is over.

NOTE: Figures 1, 2 and 4 show basic trends during the
periods displayed, and represent best estimates
from available Department of Defense records.
Figures 1 and 2 use the most commonly identified
terms to depict strategy concepts in the 1950's
and 1960's.