Over three decades, the defense industry consolidated from 51 major contractors to just five.

The Pentagon paid Boeing $3,357 for a ball bearing available in its warehouse for $15.42.

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A Stinger missile rose from $25,000 to nearly $500,000, more than sixteenfold, over a few decades.

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Auditors reported that 61% of the Pentagon's physical assets were missing from its records or…

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Each cruise missile cost $1.6 million, and the United States bought 600 of them in one year.

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In 2022, major defense companies hired 672 people directly from the Pentagon as lobbyists, board…

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The United States operates approximately 1,250 military bases, including about 800 outside the…

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An arms merchant could sell weapons to both sides of a conflict, turning mutual fear into a market.

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Countries that buy American weapons give the United States some say in how their governments act.

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