Estimates of the yearly cost to the U.S. of its foreign military bases range from $100 – 250 billion,” according to World Beyond War. Can we even begin…
The fear must surely be that arms sent to Ukraine might fall into the hands of unregulated troops. Officials have acknowledged that when the war erupted, they had…
After spending $18 billion in just eight months, the US is preparing to ‘track’ Javelin and Stinger missiles. But are these plans just an inept excuse to get…
Billions of people are no longer talking about The Current Conflict. But they are wondering what the hell America is doing. Image: Riot Fest 31 October 2022 |…
The US uses sales of second-hand arms as bait to expand its influence, but there has always been the risk of selling even-outdated arms to future enemies. Photo:…
For a perspective, the entire Russian military budget for 2022 is thought to be $65.9USD Photo: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States’ security assistance to…
Remember, just about every single military or political problem you see in the world right now stems from the money allocated in these ‘defense’ budgets. 05 April 2022…
The Pentagon plan includes new money for Ukraine, money for military aircraft and nuclear deterrence systems, and funding to counter other ‘persistent threats’ Photo: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class…
‘Remember, this is a change in the mission, right? Not necessarily a changing physical posture,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Thursday. Since 2020, the main U.S. focus has…
Lawmakers ‘rejected’ the president’s request to keep military spending essentially flat, and instead overwhelmingly called for increasing it substantially. 07 December 2021 | Catie Edmondson | New York…