The Bunker

This week in The Bunker: a rancid roster, including the erosion of U.S. might and influence around the globe; comparing the disgusting notion of livestreaming the execution of a U.S. soldier with scant news from the continuing war with Iran; the contrasting views of top Pentagon leaders on just how special U.S. troops are; and more.

This week in The Bunker: Lots to catch up on after two weeks away, including the inglorious end to the U.S. military campaign in Iraq; Hegseth’s general decapitation strategy; different ways to buy warplanes; the Pentagon doesn’t want to share its Iran war-fighting ledger; and more. Oh, and a Happy Fiscal New Year to you and yours!

Going to war and spending billions on weapons are critical decisions requiring more buy-in than they’re currently getting from both the American people and their representatives on Capitol Hill; drones are driving the Defense Department to double down on defense; the Navy’s smart submarine switch; and more.

Amid the increasing tumult in the U.S. military, the curious silence of those in uniform and recently booted from the Pentagon’s highest ranks persists; a new report warns that the U.S. won’t be able to quickly rebuild its constellation of satellites if they are wiped out by war; why the U.S. will never be able to spend enough on its military; and more.

This week in The Bunker: The Navy, flexing its long-dormant military muscle, lets President Trump know that his retro-dream of steam-powered catapults for new aircraft carriers may not fly; another F-35 report about more F-35 cost hikes; a whopper contract for an aging warplane; and more.

This week in The Bunker: After a half-year of on-again off-again war, the U.S. finds itself lodged in a conflict it has proven unable to win; questions about the Pentagon’s Golden Dome aerial shield continue to go unanswered; ousting the high command at Stars and Stripes newspaper says more about brittle Pentagon leaders than hard-hitting reporters; and more.

This week in The Bunker: President Trump metamorphosizes into Captain Nemo with orders to remake key elements of the U.S. Navy; then he ungraciously dismisses the mental-health concerns of sailors kept at sea to fight his self-spontaneously combusted war with Iran; and more.

This week in The Bunker: While we were gone, the Iran war continued on semi-autopilot; meanwhile, new reports detail woes with, among other things, the Air Force’s ancient B-52 bomber and yet-to-be-built Trump battleship; and more.

This week in The Bunker: The Defense Department bars release of an independent federal probe into its most costly weapons system for the first time in 20 years; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, M.D., orders troop testosterone screening; and more.

This week in The Bunker: After dilly-dallying for decades, the Pentagon’s glacial embrace of drones picks up steam as the Defense Department issues orders for more and cheaper models, and a way to destroy more and cheaper enemy versions; and more.

This week in The Bunker: This Pentagon is taking too much time to explain Iran attacks gone awry; gutting the Defense Department’s testing office gets a failing grade; new accounting shows we’re spending a lot more on yesterday’s troops than today’s; and more.

This week in The Bunker: as the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the military-industrial-complex-reflex bestows a bumper crop of baubles, blunders, and baloney; and more.