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"The War Industry infests the American economy like a cancer, sapping its strength and distorting its creativity while devouring its treasure. Stunning in the depth of its research, Understanding the War Industry documents how the war industry commands the other two sides of the military-industrial-congressional triangle. It lays bare the multiple levers enabling the vast and proliferating war industry to wield undue influence, exploiting financial and legal structures, while co-opting Congress, academia and the media. Spiked with insights into how corporate boardrooms view the troops, overseas bases, and warzones, it assiduously delineates how corporations reap enormous profits by providing a myriad of goods and services devoted to making war, which must be rationalized and used if the game is to go on: advanced weaponry, drones and nukes; invasive information technology; space-based weapons; and special operations--with contracts stuffed with ongoing and proliferating developmental, tertiary and maintenance products for all of it."--

Defense industries --- Military-industrial complex --- United States.

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MILITARISM--USA --- MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX--USA --- NUCLEAR WEAPONS--USA

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The US defense economy is remarkable for a number of reasons -- including sheer size. It receives a significant (albeit decreasing) share of GDP and has a significant international footprint. Its purpose is to provide the resources for national defense -- against a set of complex and capable adversaries. The main players in the defense economy are households and the federal government. The associated interactions determine the resources provided for national defense and their allocation among various defense needs. This Element focuses primarily on interactions between government and industrial suppliers -- within the institutional peculiarities of the defense marketplace. This includes the developments that have determined the course of defense industry consolidation post-Cold War. The authors also highlight the persistent gap between resources available for defense and the means to execute the National Security Strategy. Finally, they offer some tentative thoughts regarding developments likely to shape the defense economy's future--back cover.

MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX--USA --- HISTORY --- DEFENSE INDUSTRIES--USA

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Capitalism --- Ideology. --- Military-industrial complex --- Technology --- World history. --- History.

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Defense industries --- Defense industries --- Military-industrial complex --- Military-industrial complex --- United States --- European Union countries --- Military relations --- Military relations