The United States faces a major spending problem in the military budget with the Department of Defense reporting a cost of about $525.4 billion last year . The Washington Post announced that "the United States spent more on its military than all 13 other nations combined in 2011." Although military spending constitutes an important part of the government budget, and there is sufficient room to reduce spending as long as there are a number of precautions the needs of which the government cannot eliminate. By eliminating unnecessary aircraft carriers, naval and military bases we can reduce the amount of money needed to operate those bases and use it in another budget plan for military spending or other government-funded programs. We can remove some of the military bases located in Europe along the Atlantic Ocean and move forces to other necessary locations thanks to the NATO pact signed in 1949, which will ensure that military forces come together in a state of crisis or terrorism. . According to NATO about 82% of the 28 countries listed have their own military force, which means that "...has the military...