The defense industry and the US government are inextricably linked
Close examination indicates that in the US, one branch of the bureaucracy buys weapons from another
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn is Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine.
Tuesday
Tuesday
Will we stop Saudi Arabia developing a nuclear weapon?
The Saudis have poured money into other people’s bomb-making programs
Wednesday
Is Anduril Industries building the future of warfare?
The firm stands free of the embarrassments of over-priced and underperforming programs that burden the record of legacy defense giants
Thursday
Why Haiti’s humanitarian disaster is a problem for Biden
The Caribbean nation is losing the people necessary for a reconstruction of the state
Monday
The real reason Zelensky wants the West’s jets
Kyiv knows that manned aircraft won’t make a big difference on the battlefield
Monday
How the US military got rich from Afghanistan
Trillions of dollars have flowed through the Pentagon’s war budgets in the last two decades
Tuesday
Putin’s secret weapon? The F-35
Why should anyone buy Lockheed Martin’s deficient jet?
Wednesday
Democrat blues: the leadership fears and loathes the grassroots
Party bosses appear to espouse the betrayal of their base as a core value
Saturday
Joe Biden’s fractious relationship with the truth
A short history
