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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.

Sanders urges cooperation with China to avert AI apocalypse
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Sanders urges cooperation with China to avert AI apocalypse

The senator’s comments stand in sharp contrast to the prevailing mood in Washington toward Beijing

Driscoll Hegseth
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Army Secretary Driscoll struggles to survive wild west Pentagon

Defense Secretary Hegseth has been on a purge and this top civilian leader and friend of Vice President Vance is in his sights. Why?

Pete Hegseth congress
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Lowballing? Critics balk at military's $25 billion cost estimate of war

Members and others reacting to testimony before Congress note that this comes in way lower most independent measures

Senate kills effort to stop Trump war against Cuba
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Senate kills effort to stop Trump war against Cuba

By 51-47 vote, Senate blocks debate due to 'U.S. troops not being engaged in hostilities,' despite ongoing blockade.

This Democratic insider wants to rewrite the party’s Israel playbook
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This Democratic insider wants to rewrite the party’s Israel playbook

No one knows better where Biden and Harris went wrong than Ilan Goldenberg. Now, he's using his perch at J Street to end the 'blank check'