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November 23, 2022
US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control
What will it take to rein in Washington’s arms-sales addiction?
William D. Hartung
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Middle EastNovember 15, 2022
It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime
The Biden administration promised there would be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia’s recent actions.
William D. Hartung and Annelle Sheline
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Arms SpendingSeptember 20, 2022
Reining In the War Economy
It’s time to end the Pentagon’s stranglehold on our national budget.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingSeptember 15, 2022
An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest
Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.
Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJuly 11, 2022
More Money for the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safe
Spending $1.4 trillion to address a narrowly defined concept of national security should be considered budgetary malpractice on an immeasurably grand scale.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingMay 25, 2022
The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.
Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”?
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingApril 19, 2022
The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis
The new gold rush of defense spending is a disaster in the making.
William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill
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March 25, 2022
We Don’t Need to Go Back to Cold War Spending—We’re Already There
Before Washington embarks on a new Cold War, it’s time to remind ourselves of the global consequences of the last one.
William D. Hartung, Nick Cleveland-Stout and Taylor Giorno
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US Wars and Military ActionFebruary 4, 2022
Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex
Opposing Build Back Better while throwing so much more money at the Pentagon marks the ultimate in budgetary and national-security hypocrisy.
William D. Hartung
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BudgetsNovember 16, 2021
Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks
The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor
Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung