Military Industrial Complex
US quest for superweapons runs into reality
This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.
May 04, 2026
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Africa
How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo
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Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
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Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
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Middle East
Rubio floats a disastrous plan for disarming Hezbollah
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Middle East
The US will suffer more from oil shock than China, Russia, or EU
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