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POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Are American 'boomers' at risk?

This week in The Bunker: stealthy subs, drone-killing boom times, the wobbly nuclear triad, and misplaced priorities

POGO The Bunker
Washington Politics

Top admiral resigns amid Venezuela ops: Who’s got the scoop?

This week in The Bunker: DOD reporters aren't deterred and scrutiny of new weapons dives as spending soars

F-35
Military Industrial Complex

US gov't admits F-35 is a failure

With some wonky, hard to decipher language, a recent GAO report concluded the beleaguered jet will never meet expectations

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Air sickness symptoms: Old nukes and the F-35

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

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QiOSK

Big, Beautiful trillion dollar war budget!

House passes key policy bill, which could lead to historic defense spending, and for what?

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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?