Military Industrial Complex
When Carter killed the B-1 Bomber
Ike defined the military industrial complex — the 39th president won at least one battle against it
January 09, 2025
weapons
Military Industrial Complex
Defiant Pentagon hides poor testing results behind phony firewall
Defense contractors and program advocates have unusual control over what the public sees, leading to bad oversight, or worse.
February 03, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Strangling the terminator in its cradle
This is no movie. We've got to uncover our eyes and stop the industry's race toward fully autonomous weapons.
January 13, 2022
Middle East
Why is Biden selling weapons to a country that helped make Yemen a 'hell hole'?
The president seems fine with keeping the Middle East awash in US arms, one of many strikes against this $23B UAE deal.
April 22, 2021
Middle East
Biden to move ahead with $23B weapons sale to UAE
A boon for weapons companies, the sale of F-35s, drones, and bombs is controversial but not enough to keep it from happening.
April 14, 2021
Middle East
Europeans come down like a hammer on Saudi-UAE arms sales
Emboldened, the EU parliament passed measures that go way farther than even the Biden administration has gone.
February 19, 2021
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