Disney World is the second-largest purchaser of explosives in the United States, the first being the U.S. Department of Defence.
100 Mind-Blowing Defense Facts
The Pentagon has twice the number of bathrooms it needs. The US Department of Defence’s headquarters was constructed during the time of racial segregation, and as such, an extra set of facilities was created for African American employees. In 1941, before the Pentagon’s construction was complete, President Franklin D. Roosevelt prohibited racial segregation within federal organisations. Not only did the Pentagon end up with twice as many bathrooms as necessary, but twice as many cafeterias too!
How Much Does GPS Cost To Manage and Run? The average person doesn’t know GPS is funded by American taxpayers. Millions of people use GPS for navigation and location tracking each day. In 2020, $1.71 billion was required to fund the core program in the United States. The total budget for GPS tends to trend upward as the system is improved and updated. For 2021, the budget requested to run the GPS program and infrastructure is over $1.8 billion. Currently, the Department of Defence manages GPS as a whole. Extra funding is provided by the Department of Transportation for civilian upgrades to the system. US law ensures that GPS is available free of cost for direct users with no plans to privatize GPS in the future.
The government used PlayStation 3’s… but not for gaming. In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defence. They used PS3s because it was more cost-efficient and “green.”
Parent Agency: The NSA operates under the authority of the Department of Defence and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). This structure ensures coordination with other intelligence and defence entities.
Defence Industrial Base: The NSA focuses on the security of the Defence Industrial Base, which includes critical infrastructure and defence-related industries. Protecting these assets is vital for national security.