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The Military-Industrial Circus

The Military-Industrial Circus is a regular column by Pulitzer-prize winning National Security Analyst Mark Thompson for CDI at POGO.

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Pentagon Procurement and the Laws of Physics

analysis | November 18, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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Will Third Time Be the Charm for Pentagon’s Star Wars Bullet?

analysis | October 10, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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The Pentagon’s New Stealth Bookkeeping

analysis | August 24, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Whirlybird-Brained: U.S. Making Wrong Chopper Choice for Afghanistan

analysis | June 25, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Gambling On History: President Trump’s Pentagon Says Nuclear Weapons Save Lives

analysis | June 18, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Back To The Future: The Pentagon Considers Flying Prop Warplanes

analysis | June 11, 2018 | Mark Thompson
A Brake On—Or Gas Pedal To—Nuclear War?

analysis | June 4, 2018 | Mark Thompson
When Congress Told the Pentagon to Rein In Weapons Costs

analysis | May 28, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Thoughts on Memorial Day

analysis | May 21, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Will the New Drone Export Policy Hurt the Countries that Buy Them?

analysis | May 7, 2018 | Mark Thompson