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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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The B-52 as Lazarus

analysis | June 12, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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How Not to Win the Afghan War

analysis | May 20, 2019 | Mark Thompson

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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
New Year’s Irresolution: Peering into 2018

analysis | January 15, 2018 | Mark Thompson
What If Santa Swooshed Down the Pentagon’s Chimney?

analysis | December 18, 2017 | Mark Thompson
The Four Horsemen of the (North Korean Nuclear) Apocalypse

analysis | December 11, 2017 | Mark Thompson
Military Readiness from the Grunts’ Perspective

analysis | December 4, 2017 | Mark Thompson