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The Bunker: Enemies, Exports, Business

The Bunker: Enemies, Exports, Business

This week in The Bunker: look who’s guiding missiles into Ukrainian cities; the complications of building weapons with other countries; war is good for (some of) the economy, and more. 

February 28, 2024 | Mark Thompson

The Bunker: The Russians Are Coming (Again)!

The Bunker: The Russians Are Coming (Again)!

This week in The Bunker: gullible Americans are again losing sleep over the Red Army; why the Navy can’t get F-35 engines to its carriers; a top Pentagon official bashes contractors for lining their own pockets; and more.

February 21, 2024 | Mark Thompson

The Bunker: Another costly Army chopper crash

The Bunker: Another costly Army chopper crash

This week in The Bunker: a fourth Army scout helicopter program flies into oblivion; low ammo stockpile highlights Pentagon’s peculiar priorities; U.S. foreign arms sales soar; and more.

February 14, 2024

The Bunker: What’s a Superpower to Do?

The Bunker: What’s a Superpower to Do?

This week in The Bunker: The tough decisions that have to be made when U.S. troops are killed abroad; the F-35’s too hot for its own good; are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce the 21st Century’s equivalent of Maxwell Smart and Agent 99; and more.

February 07, 2024 | Mark Thompson

The Bunker: What the Debate Over Ukraine Aid Highlights

The Bunker: What the Debate Over Ukraine Aid Highlights

This week in The Bunker: increasing leeriness about helping Ukraine highlights a widening fissure among the U.S. body politic; a pair of planes illustrates the contrasting phases of military procurement; defense contractors grumble that Pentagon negotiators are too stingy; and more.

January 31, 2024

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