2008年度美国国防总预算将超过5000亿美元,其中研发费用将达到750亿美元。几十年来,五角大楼对科技的投已取得惊人的成就(如因特网与全球定位系统),当然也出现过一些耗费昂贵的失败(如天基激光武器系统)。有时候,五角大楼也会贸然行事,对占卜和一些违反科学规律的项目进行资助。 In 2008, the total U.S. defense budget will exceed 500 billion U.S. dollars, of which R & D expenses will reach 75 billion U.S. dollars. For decades, the Pentagon has made phenomenal accomplishments in technology (such as the Internet and the Global Positioning System) and of course some costly defeats (such as space-based laser weapon systems). Occasionally, the Pentagon will also work rashly to fund divination and some projects that violate the laws of science.