military–industrial complex

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The military–industrial complex is the network of relationships between a nation's armed forces, government, and defense industries that drives and benefits from sustained military spending and arms production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political concept
power structure
socioeconomic concept
aimsAt expansion of arms markets
institutional self-preservation
sustained high levels of defense spending
technological superiority in warfare
appliesTo United States of America
surface form: United States

other industrialized countries
associatedWith arms races
expansion of national security state
influence over public policy
militarization of foreign policy
overproduction of weapons
threat inflation
war profiteering
benefits defense contractors
military bureaucracies
politicians representing defense-dependent districts
coinedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
coinedIn 1961
criticizedFor conflicts of interest
corruption risks
distorting democratic decision-making
influencing media narratives about security
lack of transparency
perpetuating armed conflict
prioritizing military solutions over diplomacy
wasteful defense spending
drivenBy economic interests
political interests
strategic interests
fieldOfStudy international relations
political economy
political science
security studies
sociology
hasEffectOn civil–military relations
domestic politics
foreign policy
labor markets in defense-dependent regions
public finances
technological innovation
hasLanguageVariant military–industrial complex self-linksurface differs
surface form: military industrial complex

military-industrial complex
hasPart aerospace industry
armed forces
arms exporters
defense contractors
defense industry
defense-related labor unions
electronics and cyber defense firms
government
intelligence agencies
legislative committees on defense
lobbying organizations
military research institutions
military technology firms
private military contractors
shipbuilding industry
think tanks
weapons manufacturers
involves arms production
arms trade
campaign contributions from defense firms
classified defense contracts
defense procurement
military lobbying
military spending
national security discourse
revolving door employment between military, government, and industry
security policy making
war planning
weapons research and development
mentionedIn Eisenhower's farewell address
relatedTo arms industry
deep state
defense budget
imperialism
iron triangle (politics)
militarism
national security state
war economy

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Cold War hasEconomicAspect military–industrial complex
World War II economic mobilization influenced military–industrial complex
this entity surface form: Cold War military–industrial policy
military–industrial complex hasLanguageVariant military–industrial complex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: military industrial complex
Eisenhower's farewell address mainSubject military–industrial complex
Eisenhower's farewell address warnsAbout military–industrial complex
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic mainSubject military–industrial complex
Sorrows of Empire subject military–industrial complex
Morton Thiokol partOf military–industrial complex
this entity surface form: U.S. military–industrial complex
Dismantling the Empire mainSubject military–industrial complex
this entity surface form: military-industrial complex
Dismantling the Empire criticizes military–industrial complex
this entity surface form: military-industrial complex
Canadian Bacon depicts military–industrial complex