Just imagine what we could discover if the financing between space exploration and military switched. 
What are your thoughts about what we could achieve?
By the way, is the military spending really necessary?
What are your thoughts about what we could achieve?
By the way, is the military spending really necessary?
Well, we all know what United States achieved when they funneled massive amount of money into NASA- they sent man to the Moon. At the peak, NASA budget was more than 4% of the federal budget, and currently its 0.48%.
While i agree that more money should be given to NASA, switching military and NASA budget is not good idea.Current NASA budget is 22 billion USD. With that money, United States wouldn't even be among top 10 countries by military budget, and that would have serious repercussions, so no, that wouldn't be smart move at all.
With that being said, certain percentage of military budget could be funneled to NASA, without compromising economy and safety, as it is a known fact that there are economic benefits from NASA funding..