Tag: Pentagon

"Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.

Could a new budget loophole allow Pentagon spending to soar even higher?

"Free advice for the speaker of the House: if you want to cut spending so bad, start and end with the Pentagon budget," said one watchdog group.

Reflections on a long-ago tour of Los Alamos and the Trinity Atomic Test Site.

The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."

And what a price to pay!

Pentagon waste is a longstanding issue in desperate need of meaningful action.

Cutting the Pentagon's budget in half would finally force the generals to think.

Why does the U.S. have an obsession with defense spending rather than analyzing the military's food insecurity?

One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report "more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences."