Military-Spending

Congress Appropriates $120 Million for Unwanted Abrams Tanks for Third Consecutive Year Despite Army Opposition

2014-12-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Congress included $120 million for Abrams tank upgrades in the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act, marking the third consecutive year lawmakers overrode Army leadership requests to suspend tank production—the first such production halt proposed since World War II. Representative Mike Turner …

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Congress Overrides Army to Fund $255 Million in Unwanted Abrams Tank Upgrades to Protect General Dynamics Ohio Plant

2012-07-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Congress approved $255 million to upgrade M1 Abrams tanks through 2014 despite explicit Army testimony that it had ceased ordering tanks and wanted to save billions by halting production to develop next-generation armor. The appropriation represented a direct override of military leadership by both …

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Eisenhower Approves New Look Defense Policy - Cuts Military Budget by One-Third Despite Pentagon Resistance

1953-10-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Eisenhower approved National Security Council directive NSC 162/2, establishing the “New Look” defense policy that would reduce real defense spending by nearly one-third over his presidency despite intense Pentagon resistance. The policy reflected Eisenhower’s conviction …

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Eisenhower's "Chance for Peace" Speech - Every Gun Made Is a Theft From Those Who Hunger

1953-04-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Just three months into his presidency, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his “Chance for Peace” speech before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, offering one of the most morally forceful critiques of military spending ever issued by an American president. Speaking shortly …

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NSC-68 Directive Creates Permanent Military-Industrial Establishment - Defense Spending to Triple

1950-04-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Harry S. Truman received National Security Council directive NSC-68, a 66-page top-secret policy paper that would fundamentally transform American defense policy by calling for “full mobilization of the U.S. economy during peacetime”—an unprecedented measure that created the …

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