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Restructuring Defense Industry
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ranklin Roosevelt christened it the "Arsenal of Democracy." Eleven million Americans, almost as
many as were in Uniform, worked on it. "Rosie the Riveter," celebrated in song and media, was its
symbol. It built almost 5,000 merchant ships, on one occaision completing an entire ship in a
single day. Little wonder that America's military industrial base is called the "fifth service."
Since WWII, however, the industry has often been portrayed as part of the rigid "iron triangle"
of politicians, the Pentagon and industrial contractors who promote military spending and seem
impervious to political change.
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Experts:
George Bischak,
Executive Director
Jack Nunn, Defense Consultant
Produced:
September 1, 1996
Price: $39
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