This week in The Bunker: Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s candidate to serve as defense secretary, has so much baggage that he could be a luggage carousel at major U.S. airport; it’s up to the Senate to pull the plug; and more.
November 20, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: a quick tour of the horizon on what might be ahead for U.S. national security in a second Trump administration, when it comes to policy, personnel, and procurement; and more.
November 13, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: Boeing cleans up in its C-17 lavatories; F-35 pilot’s terror investigated into pilot error; value of latest defense addition to stock index towers over that of firm rebuilding the nuclear triad; and more.
November 06, 2024 | Mark Thompson
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
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