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Zumwalt-class destroyer
QiOSK

The Zumwalt-class destroyer is an ever-growing boondoggle

Hypersonic missiles were supposed to give the ships a purpose. Instead, they brought more procurement issues

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
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Lawmakers target private equity’s growing chokehold on arms industry

PE-backed defense firms are less stable, more costly for taxpayers

john_bolton
Washington Politics

Big surprise: Bolton gets Petraeus treatment after copping to charges

Friends of the national security state get slapped on the wrist while those who actually challenge the system pay the real price

Rep. Sara Jacobs
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Dems: $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget a ‘blank check’ for war

Lawmakers plan to fight controversial measure further integrating US-Israel militaries too

military repairs
Military Industrial Complex

DoD not allowed to fix most of its own stuff. Guess who's cashing in?

Right-to-repair rules would put an end to a defense contractor ‘racket’ that hurts combat readiness and gouges taxpayers

How years of US policy put Cubans on a path to Gitmo
Latin America

How years of US policy put Cubans on a path to Gitmo

The controversial military detention center could soon house migrants fleeing from disaster in Cuba