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Military Industrial Complex

Air sickness symptoms: Old nukes and the F-35

This week in The Bunker: Throwing billions and yesterdays weapons and wars

US Capitol
Washington Politics

Why does peace cost a trillion dollars?

As Congress returns to a Pentagon budget fight, we must ask ourselves: why is military spending skyrocketing even without a war?

Defense Department
Military Industrial Complex

DOD clinging to empty properties for money is 'out of hand'

Instead of saving taxpayers’ billions, the military has a perverse incentive to underreport and obfuscate about what it currently owns

Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East

Deadbeats! Saudis won't pay $13.7M bill for US military fuel

DoD report shows increasing consternation over oil-rich Riyadh pleading ignorance over 7-year-old invoice

Musk Hegseth
Military Industrial Complex

DOGE wants to cut the Pentagon — by 0.07%

His recently announced meager $580m reduction is just an exercise in reshuffling

Dems slam military budget increases
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Dems slam military budget increases

Republicans want to add another $150 billion to the DoD