{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3dd76634-7b1c-45c2-a9cf-2f6f96d4e0b4/657a24228417640016bc463a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What, Exactly, Is the Military Industrial Complex?","description":"<p>When President Dwight David Eisenhower left the stage as president of the United States in 1961, he warned of the military-industrial complex he was leaving behind. Sounds ominous, right? And that complex has had 60 years to harden in place since Eisenhower’s farewell address.</p><p><br></p><p>But what is the military-industrial complex? Is it a war-mongering machine out to kill us all at a profit? Is it a bunch of old boys networking to sell $700 hammers to the Pentagon through no-bid deals? Was Eisenhower overstating a problem that only he could see?</p><p><br></p><p>We spoke with Emma Salisbury, who just finished a Ph.D. thesis on the subject. As with virtually everything on Angry Planet, the truth was more complicated than you might think.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Angry Planet </strong><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>has a Substack</strong></a><strong>! Join to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Angry Planet </strong><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>has a Substack</strong></a><strong>! Join to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Matthew Gault and Jason Fields"}