Military

Why Explore Space When You Can Wage War There Instead?

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Apr 5, 2024 America is hell-bent on a new arms race, far beyond the stratosphere. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Arming of Ukraine Is a Scandal on Its Own

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté / The Grayzone Oct 9, 2019 Journalist Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal of The Grayzone examine Washington's prolonged and potentially explosive proxy war with Russia. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Boondoggle

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatch May 7, 2019 America's military spending has spiraled completely out of control. Lockheed Martin and its cohorts are laughing all the way to the bank. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Violent White Supremacist Loses Job With Defense Contractor

A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston / ProPublica Jul 9, 2018 The CEO of Northrop Grumman told employees he was saddened by a report by ProPublica and Frontline concerning Michael Miselis, an aerospace engineer who took part in violence at a Charlottesville, Va., rally last year. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Where Are All the U.S. Oligarchs With Links to Washington?

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Apr 10, 2018 Dozens of people compose a U.S. ruling class and preside over a corporate state, but mainstream U.S. media ignore this. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When a Trillion Dollars’ Worth of Bombs Is Not Enough

Adam Johnson / FAIR Mar 9, 2018 For The New York Times, the United States always seems to be lagging behind the Russian menace. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Journalist for The Intercept Is Kicked Out of Counterterrorism Conference

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 24, 2015 “We’re not banning you, we’re just not allowing you access,” a security officer told reporter Ryan Gallagher when he showed up at one of the world’s largest annual counterterrorism events. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘NOVA’: The ‘Next Generation’ of Drone Surveillance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 27, 2013 A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, chillingly described as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record, all at once, virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city.A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, known as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Prepares to Sell Spy Drones to South Korea

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 27, 2012 Seoul is seeking four “advanced” surveillance drones priced at a total of $1.2 billion to gather intelligence on North Korea’s activities after the U.S. turns over wartime command of Korean troops -- a legacy of the 1950s Korean War -- later this decade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War’s Biggest Earners

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 On the heels of a report on the world's 100 leading arms manufacturers comes a detailed look at the Top 10, which made a combined $230 billion off war and other conflict in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

$40 Billion Tanker Contract Grounded

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2008 Unnecessary and extraordinarily expensive, the once-green-lit controversial KC-X midair refueling tanker program has stalled, according to the Pentagon. Any movement on the $40 billion contract to purchase new Air Force tankers will have to wait for the next U.S. administration, a clear sign that military-industrial complex spending is an institutional, rather than administrative, problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real Operation to ‘Rescue’ Ingrid Betancourt

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2008 The July 2nd rescue of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and U.S. mercenaries employed by the Northrop Grumman Corp. was heralded as a dramatic victory over the anti-imperial FARC guerrilla forces in Colombia. The real story may be significantly less daring. The mainstream media's heroic rescue narrative is being contradicted by claims that a $20-million ransom payment was made. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )