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$515 billion: Amount of Pentagon budget as presented

$170 billion: Not included: cost of wars in Iraq/Afghanistan

$16 billion: Not included: cost of nuclear warheads

$5.2 billion: Not included: defense-related activities of FBI

$4.3 billion: Not included: military retirements, other mandated programs

Source: Slate Magazine

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