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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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Putting the Hype in Hypersonic Weapons

analysis | February 7, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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The U.S. Navy's Titanium “Tin Can”

analysis | January 10, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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The Pentagon’s 21st Century Icarus

analysis | March 12, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Still Stupid After All These Years

analysis | March 5, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Boom Service? Navy Prefers to Pass For Now

analysis | February 26, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Bombers Away! (Oops: And Back Again…)

analysis | February 19, 2018 | Mark Thompson
More Nukes = More Chances For Mistakes

analysis | February 12, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Kicking the F-35’s Tires

analysis | February 5, 2018 | Mark Thompson
A More-Friendly Enemy: Back to the Future

analysis | January 29, 2018 | Mark Thompson
The Navy’s $1 Billion Frigate

analysis | January 22, 2018 | Mark Thompson