Arms Industry

scheerpost.com
View In: Arms IndustryIn addition to advancing longstanding U.S. geo-strategic aims, it seems the proxy war in Ukraine is also being used to sharpen the imperial war machine’s claws for a looming hot war with China and/or Russia. The post US Empire Views Ukrainians and Russians as Lab Rats for Weapons Testing appeared firs...

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View In: Arms IndustryBy Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davis / CounterPunch If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The amendment i...

Original Journalism from OpenSecrets News
View In: Arms IndustryThe defense sector spent over $101 million on federal lobbying in the first three quarters of 2022 and its affiliates gave $17.5 million to members of Congress during the 2022 midterm election cycle.

Speaking Security
View In: Arms IndustrySpeaking Security Newsletter | Note n°178 | 3 November 2022

Counter Punch
View In: Arms IndustryEthics and Eric Schmidt are rare bedfellows. The former Google/Alphabet CEO/Chairman exudes a sense of predatory self-interest, always making the point that what he wants aligns with what is supposedly good for the United States. He has splashed money on numerous projects, including such artificial intelligenc...

Jacobin Magazine
View In: Arms IndustryJoe Biden has delivered the opposite of a peace dividend in 2022. Despite the US withdrawal from Afghanistan — and despite Biden’s vows to enact a sweeping domestic agenda — US military spending has increased and social spending has dropped compared to the last two years. Of the $4.1 trillion Biden propose...