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The Bunker: Closing in on $1 Trillion

The Bunker: Closing in on $1 Trillion

This week in The Bunker: Pentagon rolls out a proposed 2025 budget nearing $1 trillion; senators call for probe alleging “war profiteering”; the U.S. finds itself supporting both sides in Gaza fight; and more.

March 13, 2024 |Mark Thompson

The Bunker: Congressional Ineptitude Continues

The Bunker: Congressional Ineptitude Continues

This week in The Bunker: Lawmakers keep bollixing up Pentagon funding; Marines become the first branch of the U.S. military to pass an audit; congressional watchdog highlights Defense Department sloth in four brief passages; and more.

March 06, 2024 |Mark Thompson

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

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