The Bunker

This week in The Bunker: There’s really only one way to make major cuts in the defense budget, but it’s hardly popular; U.S. allies are drifting away from the F-35 as the U.S. government drifts away from them; nuclear proliferation is on the rise, alas; and more.

This week in The Bunker: The Pentagon, with Ukraine’s help, is seeking a better way to fight future wars; the Army wants to reduce the load its soldiers carry into battle; a Marine who dishonors the corps; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: Trump’s plans to build an even Starrier Wars missile shield is pie-in-the-sky zany, but his ship-building push makes sense; erasing history has nothing to do with lethality; and more.

This week in The Bunker: In a breath-taking reversal of U.S. tradition and history, President Trump cuts Ukraine off at the knees and embraces Russia; why the Navy can’t build ships; Army endangers recruits; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: President Trump roils the Pentagon by purging generals for gaseous reasons; a new Navy shipbuilder wants to build a fleet filled with ghost sailors; another startup rachets up rhetoric as it assumes command of a major Army program; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: The Pentagon readies its non-sacred cows for Elon Musk’s DOGE marauders; fixed-price contracts are on the rise; Hegseth’s Braggadocio hype; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: there’s a new push underway to fatten up an already-bloated Pentagon; the soaring costs of care for U.S. veterans (which should be included as part of the defense budget); the SECDEF’s new government-supplied house gets a $50K “emergency” coat of fresh paint; and more. 

This week in The Bunker:  The U.S. launches another futile effort to render itself invulnerable to “all” overseas aerial threats; latest actions by commander-in-chief petty officer; The Bunker turns five today!; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: the Pentagon’s new boss signals White House overreach and a loss of congressional guts; President Donald Trump calls for a big boost in U.S. defense spending; an IG report highlights the challenge of tracking that spending; and more.

This week in The Bunker: why the costs of complex weapons rise as those for complicated consumer items fall; another 80% target for Pentagon readiness; an environmentally-friendly nuclear bomber; and more.

This week in The Bunker: the Navy plans to spend a cool $1 trillion to expand its fleet; the Pentagon pursues yet another wonder weapon; Russian progress in Ukraine could be costly; and more.

This week in The Bunker: Welcome back for what is sure to be a bang-up year for U.S. national security…checking out the new team; the latest shootdown; the Pentagon’s Border Patrol; and more.