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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Anti-war veterans are saying no to Pete Hegseth’s destructive vision

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The Pentagon (Getty Images/Kiyoshi Tanno)

Not your grandfather’s military-industrial complex: Experts say new Pentagon stats are “stunning”

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Democratic presidential hopeful former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks during the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Shrinking the Pentagon: Will the Biden administration dare cut military spending now?

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How to wield influence and sell weaponry in Washington

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The scandal of Pentagon spending: Who really gets rich?

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America is still fighting the Cold War: Why its military “strategy” is hopeless

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