Mainstream punditry in the latter half of 2022 is rife with op-eds arguing that the US needs to vastly increase military spending because a world war is about to erupt, and they always frame it as though this would be something that happens to the US, as though its own actions would have nothing to do with it.
Continue reading Advocating World War 3 is Just Mainstream Punditry NowTag Archives: military budget
World’s Nuclear Arms on High Operational Alert — & Ready to Strike
The world’s nine nuclear armed states have downsized their military arsenals, but made up for their loss by increasing the number of weapons on high operational alert, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
A Budget to Defend the American People, Not the Weapons Makers
Policymakers insist that they cannot afford to provide relief to millions of Americans struggling during a pandemic, cannot afford to provide universal health care, and cannot find funds for education. Despite this, the massive National Defense Authorization Act passes each year in an allegedly bipartisan fashion.
Continue reading A Budget to Defend the American People, Not the Weapons Makers
UK Breaks Law on Nukes: Boris Johnson Announced a 40% Increase in Britain’s Nuclear Arsenal
Today the arsenal stands at around 200 nuclear warheads. Each is about 8 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb which killed over 200,000 people. That’s a killing capacity of hundreds of millions. How can Johnson conceivably justify that arsenal, never mind increasing it?
Continue reading UK Breaks Law on Nukes: Boris Johnson Announced a 40% Increase in Britain’s Nuclear Arsenal
The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Britain has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defense spending.
Continue reading The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
Military Contractors Raytheon, Lockheed Martin See Stock Prices Soar Amid Iran Crisis
Lockheed Martin, famous for its fighter planes, helicopters and missiles, saw its stock price spike to over $416, a jump of seven percent almost overnight. Raytheon and General Dynamics saw similar increases.
Continue reading Military Contractors Raytheon, Lockheed Martin See Stock Prices Soar Amid Iran Crisis
Pentagon Fails First-Ever Official Audit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has failed what is being called its first-ever comprehensive audit, a senior official said on Thursday, finding U.S. Defense Department accounting discrepancies that could take years to resolve. Continue reading Pentagon Fails First-Ever Official Audit
Multiple US Gov’t ShutDowns Didn’t Deter Highest Ever Budget for Pentagon
The United States, Inc. just survived two shutdowns in two months yet this did not deter the approval of a $716 billion military budget for the year 2018-2019, the highest military budget ever, and still is among the G7 countries’ military spending combined.
Continue reading Multiple US Gov’t ShutDowns Didn’t Deter Highest Ever Budget for Pentagon
$21 Trillion of Unauthorized Spending by US Govt Discovered by Economics Professor
The US government may have misspent $21 trillion, a professor at Michigan State University has found. Papers supporting the study briefly went missing just as an audit was announced. Continue reading $21 Trillion of Unauthorized Spending by US Govt Discovered by Economics Professor