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Pabst, S. (2025, March 13). Another Weapons Industry Exec Brought Into Trump’s Pentagon. Responsible Statecraft. 1.000

👤 S. Pabst 📋 News Article 🏷️ Defense , Government , Politics

Simplified: S Pabst reported Another Weapons Industry Exec Brought Into Trump’s Pentagon March 13 2025

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Cohen, Z. & Liebermann, O. (2025, March 22). Trump Wants a Golden Dome Capable of Defending the Entire U.S. – ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense. CNN.com. 1.000

👤 Z. Cohen & O. Liebermann 📋 News Article 🏷️ Defense , Government , Politics

Simplified: Z Cohen and O Liebermann reported Trump wants a Golden Dome capable of defending the entire US March 22 2025

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Hartung, W. (2025, January 25). High Tech Militarists are Hijacking the Trump Administration. The Nation. 1.000

👤 W. Hartung 📋 News Article 🏷️ Defense , Government , Politics

Simplified: W Hartung wrote High Tech Militarists are Hijacking the Trump Administration January 25 2025

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Copp, T. (2025, March 21). Eyeing China Threat, Trump Announces Boeing Wins Contract for Secretive Future Fighter Jet. Associated Press. 1.000

👤 T. Copp 📋 News Article 🏷️ Defense , Government , Politics

Simplified: T Copp reported Trump announces Boeing wins contract for Secretive Future Fighter Jet March 21 2025

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Grazier, D. (2018, December 10). Panel of Defense Lobbyists and Revolving Door Doyens Calls for More Defense Spending, Project on Government Oversight. 1.000

👤 D. Grazier 📋 Report 🏷️ Defense , Government , Politics

Simplified: D Grazier reported Panel of Defense Lobbyists calling for more Defense Spending December 10 2018

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Reif, K. & Sanders-Zakre, A, (2019, April). U.S. Nuclear Excess: Understanding the Costs, Risks, and Alternatives. Arms Control Association. 1.000

👤 K. Reif & A. Sanders-Zakre 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Defense , Government

Simplified: K Reif and A Sanders-Zakre wrote US Nuclear Excess Understanding the Costs Risks and Alternatives April 2019

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OpenSecrets. Lobbying Profile: Defense. 1.000

👤 OpenSecrets 📋 Report 🏷️ Politics , Defense , Government

Simplified: OpenSecrets provides a Lobbying Profile Defense

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Lipton, E. (2023, December 30). New Spin on a Revolving Door: Pentagon Officials Turned Venture Capitalists. The New York Times. 1.000

👤 E. Lipton 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Defense , Finance

Simplified: E Lipton reported Pentagon Officials turned Venture Capitalists December 30 2023

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Tiron, R. (2025, January 13). GOP Defense Leaders Pushing Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget. Bloomberg. 1.000

👤 R. Tiron 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Defense , Government

Simplified: R Tiron reported GOP Defense Leaders pushing trillion-dollar Pentagon budget January 13 2025

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Open Secrets. Defense Sector Summary. 1.000

👤 Open Secrets 📋 Report 🏷️ Defense , Finance

Simplified: Open Secrets provides a Defense Sector Summary

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If the military tech firms fulfill their promises, there could be benefits for national defense, potentially at a lower cost. 0.600

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Technology , Defense

Simplified: Military tech firms fulfilling promises could benefit national defense potentially at lower cost

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After taking into account this supplemental funding, the U.S. military budget has nearly doubled this century, increasing 99% since 2000. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: US military budget has nearly doubled this century increasing 99% since 2000.

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Including military spending outside the Pentagon — primarily nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy, counterterrorism operations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other m... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Total military spending grew from $531 billion in 2000 to $899 billion in 2025 a 69% increase.

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Legislation passed in early July 202510adds $156 billion to this year’s total,11pushing the 2025 military budget to $1.06 trillion. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Legislation adds $156 billion to 2025 military budget pushing it to $1.06 trillion.

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The Pentagon’s discretionary budget — the annual funding approved by Congress and the large majority of its overall budget — rose from $507 billion in 2000 to $843 billion5in 2025 (in constant 2025 do... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Pentagon discretionary budget rose from $507 billion in 2000 to $843 billion in 2025 a 66% increase.

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Recently-enacted legislation pushes annual U.S. military spending beyond the $1 trillion mark. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Legislation pushes annual US military spending beyond $1 trillion.

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Annual U.S. military spending has grown significantly this century. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Annual US military spending has grown significantly this century.

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Despite the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the scaling back of the “War on Terror,” Pentagon spending and contractor revenues have continued at extremely high levels, due in lar... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Military , Government Spending , Defense

Simplified: Pentagon spending contractor revenues remained high after US Afghanistan withdrawal due to focus on China.

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It has been long understood that defending against a sophisticated nuclear arsenal is technically and economically unfeasible.”46 0.900

👤 Laura Grego of the Union of Concerned Scientists 📋 Research 🏷️ Military , Technology , Defense

Simplified: Defending against a sophisticated nuclear arsenal is technically and economically unfeasible

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At this point Golden Dome is more of an idea than a fleshed out concept, but President Trump’s goal of building a comprehensive, leakproof defense would require building large numbers of interceptors... 0.700

👤 The author 📋 Research 🏷️ Military , Technology , Defense

Simplified: Golden Dome is more of an idea Trump's goal requires interceptors satellites advanced systems costing hundreds of billions

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