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Military Industrial Complex

The Stryker is a 'deathtrap' but you're paying for it anyway

Despite cuts, the Army wants nearly $1B to upgrade a vehicle that literally put our soldiers in harm's way. But it's a big boon for the contractor.

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Military Industrial Complex

Biden budget bakes in billions for nuclear weapons

The president is going full speed ahead on beefing up the triad and expensive modernization — despite cries from his own party.

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Military Industrial Complex

The Army is shooting blanks in pivot to Asia

Their objections to budget cuts have nothing really to do with who is best positioned to fight, but losing out on the spoils.

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Asia-Pacific

In the Pentagon, a quiet acceptance of Biden's Afghan plans

Biden played this well, he said you can either have new weapons or you can have this old war. In the end, it wasn't much of a contest.

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Military Industrial Complex

No satire: Army's 'multi-domain transformation' means business

It's using China to compete hard with the Navy and Air Force for funds and relevance -- but without a real strategy.