Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…
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Following Lowered Draft Age, Euro Countries Willing to Send Immigrants Back to Ukraine to Fight
Voices across the West are celebrating the recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Act which will approve 61…
75 Years of Sea Level Rise Estimated to Cost 1 Year of American Military Spending
The economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom could face almost one trillion euros in lost productivity…
Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…
DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were
ITALY, June 14th, 2023. In a report from the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General, “thousands of defense items”…
Denmark is Latest to Announce Dramatic Increases in Military Spending
As WaL has covered over the last 6 months, the world, and particularly NATO member states, are continuing to…
World Military Spending Continues to Soar Inside and Outside of Warzones
Global military expenditures continue to rise around the world, with the 11 highest spenders all continuing to increase budgetary…
Could Lawfare Against the US Arms Industry Make the World Safer?
A series of Yemeni nationals have come to the US to file lawsuits against the American arms industry contractors…
France Commits to 40% Increase in Military Spending, Nuclear Weapon Modernization
French President Emmanuel Macron announced recently his administration would increase France’s national defense spending 40% over the next 6…
Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase
Citing “the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Kishida government of…
More in Congress Want Oversight of Ukraine Aid: Nigeria Says They’re Ending Up with Sahel Terrorists
Earlier in the year, calls to unify the disparate efforts to arm and fund Ukraine led to the Ukraine…
House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine
Preparing the military budget for the United States for a fiscal year is a long process, and in the…
2023 NDAA: How the Pentagon Hides Nearly $100 Billion in War Spending in Other Agencies
This is part 2 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. You can read part 1 here.…
2023 NDAA: Biden’s Ballooning Military Budget Breaks $800 Billion
This is part 1 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. 7 months after a major U.S.…
The 2022 Military Budget Reveals Unchanged Washington Consensus on War and Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON D.C., September 23rd, 2021. A 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has just passed the House in which…
May 15th is Conscientious Objector Day When Thousands File Taxes Minus the Cost of Military Spending
PICTURED: Demonstrators for amnesty for COs, circ. 1946, unknown source. Photo credit: Swarthmore. “War will exist until that distant…
Rand Paul Attempts to Block NDAA Passage Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Limits
PICTURED: U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaking with attendees at the 2015 Iowa Growth & Opportunity Party. Photo credit: Gage…
With $740 Billion for Bankrolling Defense DoD Gets Another $550 Billion
PICTURED: The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C., July 30th, 2020. Proceedings were brought…
Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon
MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2020. The advent of COVID-19 and a resulting fall in oil prices has forced the…
New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles
PICTURED: The X-51 Waverider prototype hypersonic glide missile. The latest National Defense Authorization (NDA) for 2021 contains a lot…