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Article: Profits of war: the fruits of the permanent military-industrial complex.(25 Years Of Monitoring The Multinationals)
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- Multinational Monitor
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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U.S. WEAPONS CONTRACTORS have had their ups and downs over the past 25 years, but they have done far better than they should have. They have cashed in by pursuing a few simple strategies: 1) exaggerating the threats faced by the United States; 2) marketing their weapons systems as the answer to national security problems, regardless of their actual relevance to the needs of the moment; and 3) exploiting well-cultivated relationships with Pentagon officials, members of Congress, White House decision makers and opinion shapers in the media and think tanks.
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