military-industrial
Warfare and manufacturing
Military-industrial describes the relationship between a nation's armed forces and the industries that supply them with weapons, equipment, and technology.
The term gained prominence from President Eisenhower's 1961 warning about the military-industrial complex—the entanglement of defense contractors, military leadership, and politicians whose interests align in ways that may promote unnecessary military spending or intervention.
Government outlay for armed forces
- arms manufacturingCreating firearms and munitions
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- jobsPositions of employment
- GDPNational output abbreviation
subsidies · research funding · exports · production · supply chain · workforce · investment · profits
- defense contractorsMilitary weapons manufacturers
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- Lockheed MartinAerospace and defense corporation
Raytheon · Boeing · revolving door · procurement · budget · Congress · influence · warning
Creating new products
- innovationCreating something original
- DARPADefense technology research agency
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
drones · cyber · nuclear · missiles · stealth · radar · communications · dual-use
Escalating weapons accumulation between nations
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- NATOWestern defense organization
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
intervention · proxy wars · global influence · security · hegemony · sanctions · diplomacy · Cold War
Exploiting conflict for gain
- corporatismState-group policy collaboration
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- bloatSwell abnormally
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
accountability · transparency · ethics · peace movement · disarmament · conversion · activism · Chomsky
defense spending
Government outlay for armed forces
- arms manufacturingCreating firearms and munitions
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- jobsPositions of employment
GDP · subsidies · research funding · exports · production · supply chain · workforce · investment · profits · stockholders
Eisenhower
- defense contractorsMilitary weapons manufacturers
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
Lockheed Martin · Raytheon · Boeing · revolving door · procurement · budget · Congress · influence · warning · speech
R&D
Creating new products
- innovationCreating something original
- DARPADefense technology research agency
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
satellites · drones · cyber · nuclear · missiles · stealth · radar · communications · dual-use · spinoff
arms race
Escalating weapons accumulation between nations
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- NATOWestern defense organization
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
foreign policy · intervention · proxy wars · global influence · security · hegemony · sanctions · diplomacy · Cold War · superpower
war profiteering
Exploiting conflict for gain
- corporatismState-group policy collaboration
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- bloatSwell abnormally
waste · accountability · transparency · ethics · peace movement · disarmament · conversion · activism · Chomsky · whistleblower
military-industrialcivilian
Non-military person
humanitarian · peacetime · domestic · agricultural · medical
military-industrialartisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
cottage industry · grassroots · small-scale · community-based · localized
military-industrialindependent
Free from external control
private sector · civil society · nonprofit · nongovernmental · pacifist
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