# How To Cut The Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion Budget Proposal Down To Size

- Source: Forbes
- Published: 2026-10-17T19:56:57+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2026/10/17/how-to-cut-the-pentagons-15-trillion-budget-proposal-down-to-size/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/how-to-cut-the-pentagon-s-1-5-trillion-budget-proposal-down-to-size-6a41a6/

The $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is more likely to waste money than provide a stronger defense. Congress should scale it back.

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