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The Military-Industrial Complex Revisited: Eisenhower's Warning at 50

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In his farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned of "the acquisition of undue influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." Fifty years later, the military budget is at its highest levels since World War II, and vast support industries (from aircraft manufacturers to employers of soldiers for hire) are being enriched by record levels of Pentagon contracts. Eisenhower sounded the alarm and periodically others echo it, but the power of military-related activities in the U.S. economy and government continues to grow apace.

Join William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Initiative, New America Foundation; and journalists Nathan Hodge, author of Armed Humanitarians and a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal; James Ledbetter, author of Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex; and Sharon Weinberger for a panel discussion marking the release of Hartung's new book, Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

Cosponsored by Nation Books, the World Policy Institute, and the Graduate Program in International Affairs and the Global Studies Program at The New School.

* Location: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. 02/28/2011 7:00 p.m.

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• Military-Industrial Complex
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• William Hartung
• Nathan Hodge
• James Ledbetter
• Sharon Weinberger
• World Policy Institute lecture

[MarkoKraguljac]

Cutting off the branch you are sitting on is better done sooner than later as the tree is getting taller. Is MIC that branch for majority of Americans?

I would like to see further discussions that go beyond surface. Social and economic role of MIC in US. "Capitalism" and MIC. Innovation and MIC. Social engineering and MIC (domestic and worldwide)...