William Hartung Latest Work The Pentagon’s Yearly Blank Check In any reasonable world, the Pentagon's budget should be considered both unaffordable and deeply unsuitable when it comes to addressing the true threats to this country’s “defense.” November 15, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung U.S. Far Outpaces China in Military Spending Despite recent claims to the contrary by advocates of higher Pentagon budgets, U.S. military spending far outpaces China’s spending. July 20, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung What Price “Defense”? America's Nearly $1.3 Trillion National Security Budget Isn't Making Us Any Safer June 29, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung Demilitarizing Our Democracy How the National Security State Has Come to Dominate a "Civilian" Government January 28, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung Shrinking the Pentagon Will the Biden Administration Dare Cut Military Spending? November 30, 2020 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung Does America Need a Space Force? A new service branch would put more bureaucracy between critical capabilities and the troops who need them. October 10, 2019 By William Hartung and Mandy Smithberger View all
The Pentagon’s Yearly Blank Check In any reasonable world, the Pentagon's budget should be considered both unaffordable and deeply unsuitable when it comes to addressing the true threats to this country’s “defense.” November 15, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung
U.S. Far Outpaces China in Military Spending Despite recent claims to the contrary by advocates of higher Pentagon budgets, U.S. military spending far outpaces China’s spending. July 20, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung
What Price “Defense”? America's Nearly $1.3 Trillion National Security Budget Isn't Making Us Any Safer June 29, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung
Demilitarizing Our Democracy How the National Security State Has Come to Dominate a "Civilian" Government January 28, 2021 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung
Shrinking the Pentagon Will the Biden Administration Dare Cut Military Spending? November 30, 2020 By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung
Does America Need a Space Force? A new service branch would put more bureaucracy between critical capabilities and the troops who need them. October 10, 2019 By William Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
