Webinar: U.S. Military Spending and How to Stop It
World BEYOND War
(October 8, 2026) — U.S. military spending is twice what we’re ever told and more than the rest of the world’s combined. It’s over three-quarters of proposed discretionary spending and stripping funding from urgent needs. It’s driving a global arms race, wars, and the risk of nuclear war.
And we have the power to reverse its dramatic annual increases! The so-called National Defense Authorization Act has not yet passed.
Hear from and ask your questions of experts on why we must not let it pass until it is reduced instead of increased, and how we can succeed.
Sign up for this free public webinar on October 13.
This will be a 90-minute live event with 45 minutes for Q&A — Bring your best questions!
Tuesday, October 13 at 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT / 8:00pm ET
SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:
David Vine, author of a trilogy of books about war and peace including The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State. David is a founder and steering committee member of the Network to Dismantle the Military Industrial Complex.
Hanna Homestead, a policy analyst and strategist with over a decade of experience spanning grassroots organizing, international development, and electoral and issue-specific campaign work. In her current role at the Institute for Policy Studies, she researches federal budget priorities and the costs of war, with the goal of moving tax dollars from the Pentagon to beneficial public goods.
John Reuwer, Treasurer and a Member of the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War. He is a retired emergency physician whose practice convinced him of a crying need for alternatives to violence for resolving tough conflicts.
Sunjeev Bery, People Over Pentagon campaign director at Public Citizen, where he coordinates a coalition of hundreds of organizations, advocates, and scholars working to reduce wasteful Pentagon spending and redirect resources toward critical human needs
Moderated by David Swanson, an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND War and campaign coordinator of RootsAction.org.
