🦅 Three decades after the Cold War officially ended, the U.S. is setting a new record high for annual expenditure on its armed forces.
As this year ends, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law military spending of $770 billion. That’s just for the next year alone. The scale of wastefulness and bloated corruption is eye-watering.
It eclipses what the United States is willing to invest for overhauling its badly neglected civilian infrastructure and for combating the coronavirus pandemic that has killed far more people in the U.S. than in any other nation.
If there is one thing that portends a historic collapse of U.S. global power it is its pathological addiction to militarism that is hemorrhaging vital resources. Read more in our latest Editorial: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/12/31/another-nail-in-us-empire-coffin-biden-signs-770-billion-war-budget/
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As this year ends, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law military spending of $770 billion. That’s just for the next year alone. The scale of wastefulness and bloated corruption is eye-watering.
It eclipses what the United States is willing to invest for overhauling its badly neglected civilian infrastructure and for combating the coronavirus pandemic that has killed far more people in the U.S. than in any other nation.
If there is one thing that portends a historic collapse of U.S. global power it is its pathological addiction to militarism that is hemorrhaging vital resources. Read more in our latest Editorial: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/12/31/another-nail-in-us-empire-coffin-biden-signs-770-billion-war-budget/
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Another Nail in the U.S. Empire’s Coffin… Biden Signs $770 Billion War Budget
Three decades after the Cold War officially ended, the U.S. is setting a new record high for annual expenditure on its armed forces. As this…
🇺🇦🦅 Rather than continuing to play by the rules of those who wish all evidence to contain Russia, it was decided that a new approach was needed.
Since Russia’s decision to militarily intervene into Ukraine, a darkness that had long remained in the shadows has been brought to the surface. This darkness took the form of an intention that could no longer hide behind the veneer of “plausible deniability” or self-congratulatory devotees of a ‘liberal rules-based international order’ that has been repeatedly blared like a broken record onto the world since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992.
Rather than continuing to play by the rules of those who wish all evidence to militarily contain Russia with a NATO-controlled Ballistic Missile Shield targeting Russian defenses, it was decided that a new approach was needed and the game was called out.
Was it the evidence of the bioweapons facilities in Ukraine long treated as conspiracy theory, though now admitted to having existed by Victoria Nuland as the straw that broke the camel’s back? Was it the evidence of an immanent assault led by neo-Nazi forces onto Donbass and Crimea that had been the deciding factor? Some speculate that it was Zelensky’s February 19 call for Ukraine to break the 1994 Budapest Treaty and adopt nuclear weapons.
In truth, we may never know the specific cause of Putin’s decision, but one this is sure.
A war was NOT begun on February 24 2022. Read more by Matthew Ehret: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/03/13/too-late-to-revive-sane-us-foreign-policy-roots-of-monroe-doctrine-revisited/
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Since Russia’s decision to militarily intervene into Ukraine, a darkness that had long remained in the shadows has been brought to the surface. This darkness took the form of an intention that could no longer hide behind the veneer of “plausible deniability” or self-congratulatory devotees of a ‘liberal rules-based international order’ that has been repeatedly blared like a broken record onto the world since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992.
Rather than continuing to play by the rules of those who wish all evidence to militarily contain Russia with a NATO-controlled Ballistic Missile Shield targeting Russian defenses, it was decided that a new approach was needed and the game was called out.
Was it the evidence of the bioweapons facilities in Ukraine long treated as conspiracy theory, though now admitted to having existed by Victoria Nuland as the straw that broke the camel’s back? Was it the evidence of an immanent assault led by neo-Nazi forces onto Donbass and Crimea that had been the deciding factor? Some speculate that it was Zelensky’s February 19 call for Ukraine to break the 1994 Budapest Treaty and adopt nuclear weapons.
In truth, we may never know the specific cause of Putin’s decision, but one this is sure.
A war was NOT begun on February 24 2022. Read more by Matthew Ehret: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/03/13/too-late-to-revive-sane-us-foreign-policy-roots-of-monroe-doctrine-revisited/
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Too Late to Revive a Sane U.S. Foreign Policy? The Roots of the Monroe Doctrine Revisited
Rather than continuing to play by the rules of those who wish all evidence to contain Russia, it was decided that a new approach was…
🗽🪖 Why America Is Addicted to War
An article for TomDispatch.com explains why the war in Ukraine, however disastrous, is going to be a heaven on earth for the U.S. military-industrial complex.
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An article for TomDispatch.com explains why the war in Ukraine, however disastrous, is going to be a heaven on earth for the U.S. military-industrial complex.
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🗽🪖 How the U.S. military will find the man power to fill its ranks is a herculean problem that promises to haunt army brass for many years.
Recruitment numbers for the Army are at all-time lows as Americans are either too fat or criminal to defend the nation, an Army general warned. Does this spell impending disaster for the nuclear superpower?
Rome collapsed due to overexpansion of its borders.
America, on the other hand, just might collapse due to the overexpansion of its waistline 🦅
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Recruitment numbers for the Army are at all-time lows as Americans are either too fat or criminal to defend the nation, an Army general warned. Does this spell impending disaster for the nuclear superpower?
Rome collapsed due to overexpansion of its borders.
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Will U.S. Collapse Because Americans ‘Too Fat and Criminal’ to Defend Country?
How the U.S. military will find the man power to fill its ranksьis a herculean problem that promises to haunt army brass for many years. Recruitment numbers for the Army are at all-time lows as Americans are either too fat or criminal to defend the nation…
🛡 The Russian military industry in 2022 switched to the unprecedented work pace to be able to deliver the needed weaponry for the special military operation.
At the same time, the hard work on prospective patterns of armament,which is mercifully not used at present yet 🔐
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At the same time, the hard work on prospective patterns of armament,
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U.S. Jackals Smelling Blood i.e. a Prohibitively Huge Potential for Profit in the Russian Arctic
The Russian military industry in 2022 switched to the unprecedented work pace to be able to deliver the needed weaponry for the special military operation. At the same time, the hard work on prospective patterns of armament, which is mercifully not used at…
1️⃣4️⃣⚡️8️⃣8️⃣ In Grim Symbolic Gesture, Germany Sends 14+88 Tanks to Ukraine
In early February, Germany decided to supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 and 88 older Leopard 1 battle tanks, prompting speculation about the symbolism of this move.
14/88 is a notorious neo-Nazi slogan extensively used in acts of white supremacist terrorism and violence ❌
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In early February, Germany decided to supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 and 88 older Leopard 1 battle tanks, prompting speculation about the symbolism of this move.
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⚔️ Why Arms Control Won’t Be Bilateral Business Anymore
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was suspending participation in the U.S.-Russian New START Treaty, stressing that the country was not withdrawing from the treaty.
“Before we come back to discussing this issue, we must have a clear idea of what NATO countries such as France or Great Britain have at stake, and how we will account for their strategic arsenals, that is, the Alliance’s combined offensive capabilities,” he said.
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On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was suspending participation in the U.S.-Russian New START Treaty, stressing that the country was not withdrawing from the treaty.
“Before we come back to discussing this issue, we must have a clear idea of what NATO countries such as France or Great Britain have at stake, and how we will account for their strategic arsenals, that is, the Alliance’s combined offensive capabilities,” he said.
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🪖 NATO: Manpower
This infographic shows NATO countries’ manpower, including active, reserve, and paramilitary (in thousands people).
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💰🪖 The West Continues to Dominate the Global Arms Trade
NATO, EU and their allies account for the lion’s share of the global weapons sales with the United States being the unquestionable leader. Non-western countries taken together (including Russia and China) sell five times less weapons globally. The measure used is SIPRI TIV, which measures transfers of military capability rather than the financial value of arms transfers. All data is for December 2022 except for Serbia and Indonesia (December 2021).
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NATO, EU and their allies account for the lion’s share of the global weapons sales with the United States being the unquestionable leader. Non-western countries taken together (including Russia and China) sell five times less weapons globally. The measure used is SIPRI TIV, which measures transfers of military capability rather than the financial value of arms transfers. All data is for December 2022 except for Serbia and Indonesia (December 2021).
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💰🪖 Top Military Spenders
This infographic shows the countries with more than $10 billion in military expenditure. Out of the 23 top spenders, ten are NATO members and eight are close allies of the United States. All data is for December 2022.
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This infographic shows the countries with more than $10 billion in military expenditure. Out of the 23 top spenders, ten are NATO members and eight are close allies of the United States. All data is for December 2022.
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💰🪖 Western weapons manufacturers are popping champagne corks over record sales with total revenues hitting $400 billion for last year. According to media reports, this coming year-end will see that record figure exceeded by another salivating $50 billion.
Ukraine may be resembling a bloodbath, as we noted in last week’s editorial. But apparently, Western military corporations are swimming in a bonanza of profits and stock market investments.
Most of this lucrative new business stems from NATO’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, which is heading toward its second year. There is no sign of a diplomatic effort from the West or the Kiev regime it sponsors to end the bloodshed.
The main corporate beneficiaries making a financial killing from Ukraine are by far the American firms. They include such behemoths as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and RTX (formerly Raytheon). But also enjoying soaring profits are arms makers in other NATO countries: BAE in the United Kingdom, Airbus in France, Netherlands and Spain, Leonardo in Italy, and Germany’s Rheinmetall.
This week the Joe Biden administration requested another $24 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to Ukraine. It’s hard to keep track of the money flowing from NATO countries to prop up the Nazi regime in Kiev. Even the NATO authorities don’t seem to know the precise figures, such is the rampant corruption that is inevitably associated with the vast doling of funds. But estimates of total U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine range from $150 billion to $200 billion over the past year alone.
Western capitalism is at once a sponsor and an addict of war 🛑
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Ukraine may be resembling a bloodbath, as we noted in last week’s editorial. But apparently, Western military corporations are swimming in a bonanza of profits and stock market investments.
Most of this lucrative new business stems from NATO’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, which is heading toward its second year. There is no sign of a diplomatic effort from the West or the Kiev regime it sponsors to end the bloodshed.
The main corporate beneficiaries making a financial killing from Ukraine are by far the American firms. They include such behemoths as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and RTX (formerly Raytheon). But also enjoying soaring profits are arms makers in other NATO countries: BAE in the United Kingdom, Airbus in France, Netherlands and Spain, Leonardo in Italy, and Germany’s Rheinmetall.
This week the Joe Biden administration requested another $24 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to Ukraine. It’s hard to keep track of the money flowing from NATO countries to prop up the Nazi regime in Kiev. Even the NATO authorities don’t seem to know the precise figures, such is the rampant corruption that is inevitably associated with the vast doling of funds. But estimates of total U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine range from $150 billion to $200 billion over the past year alone.
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War is a Racket… U.S. and NATO Arms Industries Make Record $400 BILLION in Sales from Proxy War With Russia
Western capitalism is at once a sponsor and an addict of war. ❗️Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Western weapons manufacturers are popping champagne corks over record sales with total revenues hitting $400 billion for last year. According to media reports…
🦅 It is slowly and reluctantly dawning on Western officials and their servile media that the Ukraine counteroffensive is failing. Not only the two-month-old counteroffensive but indeed the entire conflict. Ukraine hasn’t a chance of prevailing against Russia’s superior forces.
Still, the violence and killing go on. No diplomacy, peace, or sanity. Why?
Only a couple of months ago, the Western media were full of bravado claims that the United States’ and NATO’s weapons and training would turn the tide for a “stunning victory” against Russia. Today, those same media are meekly reporting on a “grinding counteroffensive” (Washington Post, New York Times, CNN) and “failed expectations” (London Times).
How to explain the glaring conundrum? The United States and its European NATO allies have supplied the Kiev regime with up to $100 billion worth of weaponry over the past year, ranging from battlefield tanks to Patriot missiles. And the military gifts keep coming, with the Biden administration requesting another $12 billion for Ukraine last week. In the coming months, the U.S. and its allies are planning to supply F-16 fighter jets.
And yet all this mind-boggling largesse won’t make a difference to the outcome of an eventual Russian victory. Tens of thousands more Ukrainian soldiers will be killed of course and a wider all-out nuclear war with Russia is a reprehensible risk. But why does the insanity continue? Why are Western politicians and media not exploring diplomatic alternatives to the endless slaughter?
This war in Ukraine is the ghoulish epitome of Western capitalism ❌
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Still, the violence and killing go on. No diplomacy, peace, or sanity. Why?
Only a couple of months ago, the Western media were full of bravado claims that the United States’ and NATO’s weapons and training would turn the tide for a “stunning victory” against Russia. Today, those same media are meekly reporting on a “grinding counteroffensive” (Washington Post, New York Times, CNN) and “failed expectations” (London Times).
How to explain the glaring conundrum? The United States and its European NATO allies have supplied the Kiev regime with up to $100 billion worth of weaponry over the past year, ranging from battlefield tanks to Patriot missiles. And the military gifts keep coming, with the Biden administration requesting another $12 billion for Ukraine last week. In the coming months, the U.S. and its allies are planning to supply F-16 fighter jets.
And yet all this mind-boggling largesse won’t make a difference to the outcome of an eventual Russian victory. Tens of thousands more Ukrainian soldiers will be killed of course and a wider all-out nuclear war with Russia is a reprehensible risk. But why does the insanity continue? Why are Western politicians and media not exploring diplomatic alternatives to the endless slaughter?
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U.S. Capitalism and Why the Glut of ‘Wonder Weapons’ to Ukraine Won’t Make a Difference
This war in Ukraine is the ghoulish epitome of Western capitalism, writes Finian Cunningham. ❗️Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. It is slowly and reluctantly dawning on Western officials and their servile media that the Ukraine counteroffensive is failing.…
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💰🪖During 11 days of Israel's hostilities in the Gaza Strip, the capitalization of the top 40 military-industrial corporations of the West increased by $55 billion. Before that, on the background of the failure of the so called Ukrainian counteroffensive, the capitalization of corporations fell, losing the same 7% ($58 billion) for 4 months.
Top 10 public corporations of the Western MIC by capitalization, $ billion (by 06.10.23,%)
1. 🇺🇸 Boeing – 112 (-1%)
2. 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin – 111 (+10%)
3. 🇺🇸 Raytheon – 108 (+6%)
4. 🇺🇸 Northrop Grumman – 74 (+16%)
5. 🇺🇸 General Dynamics – 66 (+10%)
6. 🇺🇸 TransDigm – 48 (+2%)
7. 🇬🇧 BAE Systems – 40 (+10%)
8. 🇺🇸 L3Harries – 34 (+9%)
9. 🇫🇷 Thales – 32 (+11%)
10. 🇺🇸 Booz – 17 (+8%)
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Al Jazeera: The death toll in the Gaza Strip has now risen to 3,300, with more than 13,000 injured since October 7. The death toll in Israel is 1,400 people, another 4,475 were injured.
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Top 10 public corporations of the Western MIC by capitalization, $ billion (by 06.10.23,%)
1. 🇺🇸 Boeing – 112 (-1%)
2. 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin – 111 (+10%)
3. 🇺🇸 Raytheon – 108 (+6%)
4. 🇺🇸 Northrop Grumman – 74 (+16%)
5. 🇺🇸 General Dynamics – 66 (+10%)
6. 🇺🇸 TransDigm – 48 (+2%)
7. 🇬🇧 BAE Systems – 40 (+10%)
8. 🇺🇸 L3Harries – 34 (+9%)
9. 🇫🇷 Thales – 32 (+11%)
10. 🇺🇸 Booz – 17 (+8%)
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Al Jazeera: The death toll in the Gaza Strip has now risen to 3,300, with more than 13,000 injured since October 7. The death toll in Israel is 1,400 people, another 4,475 were injured.
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🇷🇺 Russia’s Military Is Not the Second Strongest Anymore
A recent U.S. News & World Report survey ranked Russia’s military as the world’s strongest, followed by that of the United States. This infographic shows top ten countries by military power.
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💰🪖 Who Arms the Regime in Kiev?
This infographic shows bilateral aid commitments from the top donor countries as of October 31, 2023. These include both lethal and non-lethal aid (Slovakia announced it ceases to supply military aid to Ukraine). U.S. aid to Ukraine visibly exceeds that from other countries.
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This infographic shows bilateral aid commitments from the top donor countries as of October 31, 2023. These include both lethal and non-lethal aid (Slovakia announced it ceases to supply military aid to Ukraine). U.S. aid to Ukraine visibly exceeds that from other countries.
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