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The Pentagon Just Requested $1.5 Trillion. The Fight Over Golden Dome’s Most Ambitious Layer Is Just Beginning.

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The Pentagon has proposed a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget for FY2027, including $17.9 billion for the controversial Golden Dome program, aimed at developing space-based interceptors for missile defense. There are significant concerns regarding the cost, feasibility, and strategic implications of this initiative amid growing global adversary capabilities.

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When Real Missions Trump Pageantry: The F-22s Pulled From the Super Bowl Flyover

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This year’s Super Bowl flyover will not feature the F-22 Raptor due to operational demands, highlighting a shift in priorities within the Defense Department. Instead, a formation of other military aircraft will perform, emphasizing the importance of military readiness and real-world missions over ceremonial displays while showcasing interservice cooperation.

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Prioritizing the Warfighter: A Tough but Necessary Course Correction for Defense Contracting

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A new White House executive order aims to realign defense contracting with battlefield realities—putting warfighters, readiness, and accountability ahead of corporate financial engineering.

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The Silent Coup of the 1990s: How Privatization, ADR, and Drug Cartels Rewired American Power

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The 1990s, often viewed as a prosperous decade, actually concealed significant systemic corruption characterized by privatization of justice and prisons, alongside the emergence of corporate cartels. These changes, fueled by political interests and military-industrial complex dynamics, blurred the lines between government, corporations, and crime, undermining democracy and public accountability.

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