This week in The Bunker: (for your sanity, a special no-election edition): the Pentagon could learn something from Boeing; China’s nuclear stockpile grows… to 10% of the U.S.’s; the Navy smartly spending half its ship-building budget on submarines; and more.
October 30, 2024
This week in The Bunker: The Pentagon’s #2 contractor coughs up nearly $1 billion to settle government charges that it plundered the U.S. Treasury and bribed foreign officials; the B-2 strike on Houthi rebels might stay Iran’s hand when it comes to attacking Israel; don’t believe everything you read
October 23, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: interest on the national debt eclipsed the Pentagon budget in the fiscal year just ended for the first time; “gray” actions by China blur the lines between war and peace; the U.S. responds by cloaking its hottest fighter in anti-drone netting; and more.
October 16, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: Pentagon pushes for cheap, one-way drones that could revolutionize warfare; Navy’s new nuclear-missile-launching submarine program is running into rough waters; Air Force and Navy split when it comes to buying a new fighter; and more.
October 09, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: An exploding missile and sinking sub should help the U.S. keep the threats it faces in perspective; the Army’s aircraft are ready to fly a lot more than those of the other services; the Air Force’s tardy new gym togs; and more.
October 02, 2024 | Mark Thompson
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