Tag: Pentagon

This collective of advocacy organizations has issued a clarion call for ethical clarity, urging Pentagon officials to unequivocally state their stance against the development and deployment of autonomous weapons systems.

Amidst soaring defense spending, a new GAO report uncovers the Pentagon's chronic evasion of basic fraud prevention measures, with Senator Bernie Sanders leading the charge for accountability.

As regulators propose restrictions on their use or manufacturing, Pentagon officials have told Congress that eliminating the chemicals would undermine military readiness.

The three maxims for a newly progressive Pentagon.

A most exceptional military makes its wars and their ugliness disappear.

"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."