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Are Police Helicopters Worth the Cost?

Angelika Albaladejo / Capital & Main Dec 2, 2022 As advocates and academics question the impact of flights over neighborhoods, police departments lack persuasive evidence of crime-fighting effectiveness. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Moment the Military-Industrial Complex Became Uncontrollable

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Dec 16, 2019 The underlying trend of the Pentagon's budget has been ever onward and upward. We need to understand why if we're ever going to rein it in. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

We’re on a Hypersonic Arms Race to Hell

Raj Menon / TomDispatch Oct 2, 2019 The most recent manifestation of the urge to engage in an “arms race” will no doubt create more insecurity in an already unstable world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Gun Legislation Passes Florida House, Goes to Governor

CURT ANDERSON, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 The bill, forged after the Parkland school massacre, includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers. Rick Scott hasn't said if he will sign it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Armed With Knowledge

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 Dig deeper

Buttering Up the Pentagon

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Feb 20, 2018 The newly released National Defense Strategy offers a glimpse at how the Pentagon’s vision of future global policy manages to provide something for each of its services and their corporate backers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

New U.S. Policy Allows Nuclear Responses to Non-Nuclear Attacks

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 8, 2018 The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review calls for "low-yield" bombs on submarine-launched ballistic missiles. One critic charges that these weapons give Trump "a kind of gateway drug for nuclear war." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Militant Hideout in Afghan Capital Shows Security Woes

The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 The revelation that militants were operating in a western district of Kabul follows a recent series of attacks that have killed nearly 200 people and wounded hundreds more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Australia Plans to Become Leading Defense-Industry Exporter

ROD McGUIRK / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2018 The nation will focus on growing sales to its biggest markets—the U.S., Britain, Canada and New Zealand—with the purpose of creating high-tech jobs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2018 Will Be Another Good Year for Weapons Makers

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jan 16, 2018 2017's arms bonanza is likely to be no more than a down payment on even better days to come for the military-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

U.S. Officials: Lethal Weapons Headed to Ukraine

Josh Lederman / The Associated Press Dec 23, 2017 The long-awaited move deepens America's involvement in the military conflict and may further strain relations with Russia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Violent American Century

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Oct 27, 2017 A new book asks how the top global military superpower and largest weapons trader can remain a beacon of democratic ideals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )