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When Carter killed the B-1 Bomber
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

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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.

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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.

Why is Biden selling weapons to a country that helped make Yemen a 'hell hole'?
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.

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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.

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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.