The Bunker

This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s trillion-dollar request for the U.S. military in 2026 is a sleight-of-accounting mirage; U.S. plans to spend nearly a trillion on nukes by 2034; details are MIA in plan to retool the Army; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: one defense contractor bets big bucks that the Pentagon will buy more bombers; a second is trying to turn a big contract loss into a win for U.S. taxpayers; AI and assassination; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: the Pentagon’s fledgling U.S. Space Force issues its marching orders on how to plan for war in space; the Defense Department backs tiny nuclear reactors to power its U.S. bases; the Pentagon declares victory in its battle to eradicate efforts to embrace diversity; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: New Navy chief stunned over cost of new barracks compared to the luxury Hawaiian hotel his company built; White House’s mixed messages when it comes to retooling the Pentagon; land mines return; and more. 

This week in The Bunker: The Pentagon has dispatched half of its operational B-2s to the Indian Ocean to keep Iran in check; SECDEF MIA on Ukraine; a new way to keep V-22s flying; and more.

This week in The Bunker: The U.S. push to swallow Greenland; the strange way the Air Force’s newest fighter became the F-47; the Signal snafu proves once again it’s not the initial stupidity that wreaks havoc but the fumbles that follow; and more.

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.