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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…
‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawmakers required to determine and approve funding for the largest military in…
$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup
In a 350 to 80 vote, the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a mammoth military…
House and Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden’s Military Budget
A tight-lipped compromise was made recently in Congress that seems to indicate a 2023 National Defense Authorization Act heading…
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…
Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…
Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…
Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases
Not a month ago, Wal reported that Trump had dismantled USAID, the $42 billion soft-power arm of the CIA and Pentagon,…
Taiwan Presidential Election Looms Large as Beijing-Friendly Opposition Close Second in Polls
In a number of national polls, the leading party candidates for President of Taiwan are separated by a small…
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…
Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised
Story at a glance… The NATO Summit in Vilnius saw no immediate membership for Ukraine. A new mechanism was…