Military Industrial Complex
Ukraine War rips veil off of US weapons superiority
Many of the failures, including the HIMARS, have been due to their reliance on GPS
May 29, 2024
Andrew Cockburn
Military Industrial Complex
The $850 billion chicken comes home to roost
The military industrial complex is not designed to actually fight wars. If so, you wouldn’t see Ukraine struggling right now to win one.
July 18, 2023
Military Industrial Complex
Getting the defense budget right: A (real) grand total, over $1.4 trillion
Laying it out in graph form shows past and present gimmicks used to manipulate the public's perception of what is considered 'defense.'
May 07, 2023
Europe
We were promised 'economic shock and awe' against Russia
But one year after its brutal invasion of Ukraine, Moscow looks poised to weather the worst of Western sanctions.
February 22, 2023
Military Industrial Complex
The B-21: another Air Force diva that can't deliver?
The glitzy debut of the next-gen Northrop Grumman bomber belies a payload of military industrial disappointments.
December 08, 2022
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