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Why are we paying $2M each for these missiles?
Military Industrial Complex

Why are we paying $2M each for these missiles?

The US military is blowing through munitions that are 10 times more expensive than they should be

GOP leader mulls higher taxes to fight multi-theater war
Washington Politics

GOP leader mulls higher taxes to fight multi-theater war

Mitch McConnell platforms DC insiders who want to vastly increase the military budget

F-35: $2T in 'generational wealth' the military had no right to spend
Military Industrial Complex

F-35: $2T in 'generational wealth' the military had no right to spend

The Joint Strike Fighter had a $200B price tag in 2001, now babies born that year are out of college and the plane is still not ready for prime time

The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion
Military Industrial Complex

The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion

The eye-popping price tag has not fixed the maintenance issues plaguing the program, a government watchdog says

The biggest foreign policy losers of 2023
Global Crises

The biggest foreign policy losers of 2023

From the Biden team and humanity to our wrongheaded TV generals, this was a year of catastrophe and political failure

Congress stuffs $25 billion into Pentagon contractor stockings
Military Industrial Complex

Congress stuffs $25 billion into Pentagon contractor stockings

It would seem little elves have added over 1,200 'program increases' to the DoD budget for 2024