The Bunker: The Military’s Biggest Foes
This week in The Bunker: the Navy’s resistance to change, lawmakers fostering fissures in the ranks, wish lists are back, & more.
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The Bunker
A cheat sheet for what you need to know about the Department of Defense, how we’re waging our wars, and how the Pentagon spends our taxpayer dollars. The Bunker is both pro-troop and pro-taxpayer.
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Mark Thompson
The Bunker: A Warmed-Over Cold War Budget
In The Bunker this week: domestic violence in the military; more woes for the Air Force’s new tanker; tweaking fitness standards for Army women, which gets its first female civilian boss; and more.
The Bunker: Old Whine in a New Bottle
This week in The Bunker: the Air Force’s funny money, both old and new; “wokeism” and its backlash now ravaging the ranks; War With China Over Taiwan 2.0?; can the U.S. do right by the Afghans who helped U.S. troops; and more.
The Bunker: More Rot in the Ranks
This week in The Bunker: costly Air Force fighter defeated by…cost; the threat posed by Pentagon know-it-alls; policing the cops; & more.
The Bunker: There’s Still a Plans-Reality Mismatch
This week in The Bunker: As the Pentagon budget plateaus, commanders start shaping the battlefield to seek more money; what can be done about this plans-reality mismatch; not to worry though, Pentagon contractors are doing fine; & more.
The Bunker: Shield of Dreams
In this week’s issue: the Pentagon continues its effort to build a shield of dreams; UFOmania; new study says military’s mobile mini-nukes don’t make sense; should the U.S. declare Taiwan off-limits to China?; and more.
The Bunker: The Navy’s Lost at Sea
This week in The Bunker: Bad data for the Navy aloft and afloat; Lockheed tightens its lock at No. 1; moving sexual-assault prosecutions outside the chain of command; the Air Force sends a general to court martial for the first time for sexual assault; and more.
The Bunker: The Pentagon’s Favorite Crowbar
This week: wondering about the logic of the document that sizes the U.S. defense budget; failing in Afghanistan; the Army’s anti-protester ops over D.C. last June; and suicide remains a scourge in the ranks.
The Bunker: Don’t Blink or You Might Miss the Non-Sequitur
The sweet spot in Washington policy fights is when you’re subject to criticism from both the right and left.
The Bunker: Can You Pick Out the April Fool?
This week in The Bunker: plumbing parallels between the Pentagon and The Bunker’s first new car, the Army comes under increasing fire for its Pacific offensive...
The Bunker: History Has Never Deterred the U.S. Military
This week in The Bunker: the burdens of defending instead of attacking, the Army looks to invade the Pacific, and subs-(not)-to-go, along with a side of nukes-to-go.
The Bunker: Designed and Delayed into Oblivion
This week: Pentagon procurement disasters both aloft and afloat, the quest for an enemy to justify high defense spending, and giving credit where credit is due.
