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Military Nuclear Mess: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? --
Nov. 29, 1998 |
| Worldwide, the problem of radioactive military waste is reaching catastrophic
proportions. The Waste Isolation Pilot Program in New Mexico is... |
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Conflict Inc.:
Selling the Art of War
-- Dec. 7, 1997
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| Numerous private companies have stepped into the power vacuum created by the end
of the Cold War who are willing to undertake military... |
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The Cost of NATO Expansion --
Nov. 2, 1997
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| By some accounts bringing new NATO members up to alliance standards will cost
$150 Billion in new weapons, training and infrastructure... |
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$67 Billion Under the Sea
-- Oct. 19, 1997
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The Pentagon plans to spend $67 Billion to buy new attack submarines to replace its current
Los Angeles class attack submarine... |
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Marketing Tomorrow's Weapons --
Sept. 28, 1997
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| Defense contractors pour vast sums of monsy and advertising resources into
convincing Congress to vote for new weapons... |
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Selling the F-22 Fighter
-- May 11, 1997
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| An interesting look at the controversies surrounding the F-22 fighter jet program.
How has a Cold War era fighter jet been... |
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Nuclear Power Plants or Nuclear Weapons?
-- Feb. 16, 1997 |
| Nuclear power has long been a controversial method of meeting the world's energy
needs. Seldom considered, however, is the potential for... |
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Military Spending: Good or Bad for Business?
-- Dec. 8, 1996
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| A look at how federal spending, military spending and attempts to balance the
budget impact our economy and the future security... |
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Restructuring Defense Industry -- Sept. 1, 1996 |
| What lessons can the post-WWII era teach us about making the transition from
America's large Cold Wat military industrial complex... |
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Selling Our Jobs -- May 14, 1995
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| The lucrative contracts to sell U.S.-made weapons do not result in an overall
benefit to the U.S. economy. The costs and the devestation... |
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Managing America's Nuclear Complex --
Aug 13, 1995
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| What does the future hold for America's nuclear weapons production complex?
What will become of the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories? |
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Defense Jobs at the Economy's Expense?
-- Oct. 23, 1995
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| Is America stronger if it invests in weapons of debatable military use or invest
in domestic areas such as education, infrastructure and... |
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Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and Taiwan --
Nov. 28, 1993
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| Two controversial sales of warplanes: MacDonnell Douglas' sale to Saudi Arabia
and Lockheed's to Taiwan... |
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The Military and American Society --
Aug. 15, 1993
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| The military is a society within a society. This provocative program reveals
how the military's values, privileges and prestige are faring... |
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Protectors or Polluters? --
June 27, 1993
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| The U.S. military, its allies, and its adversaries polluted the environment.
How much will the clean-up cost? |
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The F-22 Controversy --
June 13, 1993
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| It could cost $100 Billion just to develop and manufacture this futuristic
fighter plane. Do we need it? |
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Arms Merchant for the World --
May 30, 1993
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| The U.S. became Number One arms merchant to the Middle East, and the world.
Despite Clinton's talk, the flow of weapons continues unabated... |
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The Hidden Costs of the Military --
May 23, 1993
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| The costs of a modern military establishment include land rendered useless,
resources consumed and human talent diverted from productive activities... |
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Weapons the Pentagon Doesn't Want --
Dec. 27, 1992
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| What do you get when Congress makes the Pentagon buy weapons it doesn't want?
Answer: a few jobs and a lot of waste... |
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The Seawolf and our Cities --
Aug. 16, 1992
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| Congress and General Dynamics are building a submarine the Navy doesn't want
while American cities struggle... |
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Selling Weapons --
Aug. 9, 1992
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| It's one of the biggest industries in America today. Not selling soft drinks, cars or cigarettes, but selling
weapons of war... |
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How Much is Enough? --
March 22, 1992
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| The Pentagon continues to spend at Cold War levels. Experts debate how much
the U.S. should be spending in a changed world... |
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Can America Afford Peace? --
March 8, 1992
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| America's economic prospects, with declining military spending, and the
possibility of building a "peace economy"... |
For more information on military industry issues, please e-mail CDI's Oscar Lurie
at olurie@cdi.org.
