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How the U.S. Turned War Into a Business Model | Military Industrial Complex Explained
Discover how the United States transformed war into the most profitable business model in modern history through the military industrial complex. This video reveals the shocking truth about defense contractors and how weapons manufacturing became a multi-billion dollar war economy that shapes global conflicts and military spending.
President Eisenhower warned Americans about the military industrial complex in his famous 1961 speech, but few understood how defense industry profits would come to dominate U.S. foreign policy. From World War 2 to modern conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, we examine how companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman turned the Pentagon into their biggest customer through lobbying and cost-plus contracts.
Learn how the U.S. became the world's largest arms dealer and weapons exporter, selling military equipment to over 100 countries while maintaining a defense budget larger than the next 10 nations combined. We break down the revolving door between Pentagon officials and defense contractor positions, exposing how military contracts are awarded and why defense spending continues growing regardless of actual threats.
This military industrial complex documentary explores war profiteering through real examples like the $2 billion B-2 bomber program and the $85 billion in weapons left behind in Afghanistan. Understand how defense industry corruption and political lobbying created a system where arms sales and military action directly increase corporate profits, fundamentally changing American military engagement worldwide.
From arms deals to defense industry exposed practices, this comprehensive breakdown reveals the business side of modern warfare and how economic incentives transformed military decision-making. See how the war economy operates, why military budget breakdowns favor contractors, and what happens when conflict becomes more profitable than peace.
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