title: Willingness to pay for defense against weapons of mass destruction.
abstract: A survey assessed the willingness to pay for defense against weapons of mass destruction. The results were evaluated according to the benefit to society. The results indicated preferences for increased spending on intelligence gathering, training, and equipment. We concluded that the United States is spending less for weapons of mass destruction defense than the sample population was willing to pay.
authors.affiliation: Applied Economics Program, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA. mulvaney@mx.afrri.usuhs.mil
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mulvaney
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LaBarre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pastel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002017:Budgets; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D014481:United States