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33-516: As a concept, the DIB is closely related to the notion of the military-industrial complex , and is often discussed as a foundational element of national power. The U.S. defense industrial base has attracted particular attention from policymakers, analysts, academics, and other commentators. Although the country has in some sense possessed a DIB since the Revolutionary War , the modern industrial base--in

66-640: A sense close to that it would later acquire, and sociologist C. Wright Mills contended in his 1956 book The Power Elite that a democratically unaccountable class of military, business, and political leaders with convergent interests exercised the preponderance of power in the contemporary West. However, following its coinage in Eisenhower's address, the MIC became a staple of American political and sociological discourse. Many Vietnam War –era activists and polemicists, such as Seymour Melman and Noam Chomsky employed

99-504: A study of how Nazism came into a position of power in a democratic state. Within decades of its inception, the idea of the military–industrial complex gave rise to the ideas of other similar industrial complexes , including: Virtually all institutions in sectors ranging from agriculture, medicine, entertainment, and media, to education, criminal justice, security, and transportation, began reconceiving and reconstructing in accordance with capitalist, industrial, and bureaucratic models with

132-542: A warning of the relationship's detrimental effects, in the farewell address of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961. Conceptually, it is closely related to the ideas of the iron triangle (the three-sided relationship between Congress , the executive branch bureaucracy, and interest groups ) and the defense industrial base (the network of organizations, facilities, and resources that supplies governments with defense-related goods and services). U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower originally coined

165-447: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This industry -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Military%E2%80%93industrial complex The expression military–industrial complex ( MIC ) describes the relationship between a country's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy . A driving factor behind

198-657: Is an English author who writes about American history . His work focuses primarily upon the political dynamics that influence strategic and tactical military decisions, as well as broader political themes. He has published over thirteen books dealing with a variety of topics such as the US Presidency , including several biographies of iconic Presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Ulysses S. Grant ; leading American military commanders such as Douglas MacArthur ; and pivotal American military engagements. He also has had one novel, "Executive Privilege" published. His earlier works use

231-543: Is now tied directly to the success of the MIC which has led to concerns of repression as Cold War-era attitudes are still prevalent among the American public. Shifts in values and the collapse of communism have ushered in a new era for the military–industrial complex. The Department of Defense works in coordination with traditional military–industrial complex aligned companies such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman . Many former defense contractors have shifted operations to

264-515: The September 11 terror attacks and the ensuing global war on terror , as well as the more recent increase in geopolitical tensions associated with strategic competition between the United States, Russia , and China . Some sources divide the history of the military–industrial complex into three distinct eras. From 1797 to 1941, the government only relied on civilian industries while the country

297-546: The fascist government ties to heavy industry. It can be defined as, "an informal and changing coalition of groups with vested psychological, moral, and material interests in the continuous development and maintenance of high levels of weaponry, in preservation of colonial markets and in military-strategic conceptions of internal affairs." An exhibit of the trend was made in Franz Leopold Neumann 's book Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism in 1942,

330-472: The moe that it engenders to shape domestic and international perceptions. An alternative term to describe the interdependence between the military-industrial complex and the entertainment industry is coined by James Der Derian as "Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment-Network ". Ray McGovern extended this appellation to Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think-Tank complex, MICIMATT. Geoffrey Perret Geoffrey Perret

363-492: The MIC and vice versa. In 1993, the Pentagon urged defense contractors to consolidate due to the fall of communism and a shrinking defense budget. In the third era, defense contractors either consolidated or shifted their focus to civilian innovation. From 1992 to 1997 there was a total of US$ 55 billion worth of mergers in the defense industry, with major defense companies purchasing smaller competitors. The U.S. domestic economy

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396-480: The Soviet Union . Since the early 2010s--and especially following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine --the U.S. government has increased the resourcing of the DIB, and production output for the sector as a whole appears to have risen correspondingly. Whether the DIB is appropriately sized, structured, and tasked has been the subject of considerable debate within the United States. This military -related article

429-524: The United States federal government intentionally paid a higher price for these innovations to serve as a subsidy for civilian aircraft advancement. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), total world spending on military expenses in 2022 was $ 2,240 billion. 39% of this total, or $ 837 billion, was spent by the United States. China was the second largest spender, with $ 292 billion and 13% of

462-495: The United States increased its market share, accounting for a whopping 53 percent of the trade that year. Last year saw the United States on pace to deliver more than $ 46 billion in foreign arms sales." The military and arms industry also tend to contribute heavily to incumbent members of Congress. The datagraphic represents the 20 largest US defense contractors based on the amount of their defense revenue. Among these corporations, 53.5% of total revenues are derived from defense, and

495-408: The United States went from around one percent of annual GDP to 40 percent of GDP. Various U.S. companies, such as Boeing and General Motors , maintained and expanded their defense divisions. These companies have gone on to develop various technologies that have improved civilian life as well, such as night-vision goggles and GPS . The second era is identified as beginning with the coining of

528-465: The aim of realizing profit, growth, and other imperatives. According to Steven Best , all these systems interrelate and reinforce one another. The concept of the military–industrial complex has been also expanded to include the entertainment and creative industries as well. For an example in practice, Matthew Brummer describes Japan's Manga Military and how the Ministry of Defense uses popular culture and

561-507: The civilian market and sold off their defense departments. According to the military subsidy theory, the Cold War–era mass production of aircraft benefited the civilian aircraft industry . The theory asserts that the technologies developed during the Cold War along with the financial backing of the military led to the dominance of U.S. aviation companies . There is also strong evidence that

594-423: The concept in their criticism of U.S. foreign policy, while other academics and policymakers found it to be a useful analytical framework. Although the MIC was bound up in its origins with the bipolar international environment of the Cold War, some contended that the MIC might endure under different geopolitical conditions (for example, George F. Kennan wrote in 1987 that "were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under

627-445: The disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together. [emphasis added] The phrase

660-410: The federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex . The potential for

693-411: The form of a large, permanent network of defense-oriented industrial facilities, primarily owned and operated by private firms and maintained during peacetime--dates from the early Cold War . After significant expansion between the late 1940s and the late 1980s, the U.S. DIB experienced a period of contraction and consolidation associated with the reduction of defense spending following the dissolution of

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726-473: The global share. The privatization of the production and invention of military technology also leads to a complicated relationship with significant research and development of many technologies. In 2011, the United States spent more (in absolute numbers) on its military than the next 13 countries combined. The military budget of the United States for the 2009 fiscal year was $ 515.4 billion. Adding emergency discretionary spending and supplemental spending brings

759-577: The median proportion is 63.4%; 6 firms derive over 75% of their revenue from defense. According to the Misplaced Pages entries for the companies, the headquarters of 11 of these corporations are located in the Washington metropolitan area , of which 5 are in Reston, Virginia . A thesis similar to the military–industrial complex was originally expressed by Daniel Guérin , in his 1936 book Fascism and Big Business , about

792-451: The military industry, but the word "congressional" was dropped from the final version to appease the then-currently elected officials. James Ledbetter calls this a "stubborn misconception" not supported by any evidence; likewise a claim by Douglas Brinkley that it was originally "military–industrial–scientific complex". Additionally, Henry Giroux claims that it was originally "military–industrial–academic complex". The actual authors of

825-444: The relationship between the military and the defense-minded corporations is that both sides benefit—one side from obtaining weapons, and the other from being paid to supply them. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the armed forces of the United States , where the relationship is most prevalent due to close links among defense contractors, the Pentagon , and politicians. The expression gained popularity after

858-402: The speech were Eisenhower's speechwriters Ralph E. Williams and Malcolm Moos . Attempts to conceptualize something similar to a modern "military–industrial complex" did exist before 1961, as the underlying phenomenon described by the term is generally agreed to have emerged during or shortly after World War II . For example, a similar phrase was used in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article in

891-626: The spelling "Perrett" for his last name. After serving in the US Army for three years, Perret studied at Long Beach City College and then obtained his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1967. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa . He obtained his postgraduate degree from Harvard University in 1969 and then studied law at the University of California at Berkeley. This article about an American writer

924-527: The sum to $ 651.2 billion. This does not include many military-related items that are outside of the Defense Department's budget. Overall, the U.S. federal government is spending about $ 1 trillion annually on military-related purposes. President Joe Biden signed a record $ 886 billion defense spending bill into law on December 22, 2023. In a 2012 story, Salon reported, "Despite a decline in global arms sales in 2010 due to recessionary pressures,

957-510: The term by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This era continued through the Cold War period, up to the end of the Warsaw Pact and the collapse of the Soviet Union . A 1965 article written by Marc Pilisuk and Thomas Hayden says benefits of the military–industrial complex of the United States include the advancement of the civilian technology market as civilian companies benefit from innovations from

990-547: The term in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction... This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence—economic, political, even spiritual—is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of

1023-479: The waters of the ocean, the American military–industrial complex would have to remain, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented."). The collapse of the USSR and the resultant decrease in global military spending (the so-called ' peace dividend ') did in fact lead to decreases in defense industrial output and consolidation among major arms producers, although global expenditures rose again following

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1056-522: Was actually at war. The government owned their own shipyards and weapons manufacturing facilities which they relied on through World War I . With World War II came a massive shift in the way that the U.S. government armed the military. With the onset of World War II President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the War Production Board to coordinate civilian industries and shift them into wartime production. Throughout World War II arms production in

1089-470: Was thought to have been "war-based" industrial complex before becoming "military" in later drafts of Eisenhower's speech, a claim passed on only by oral history. Geoffrey Perret , in his biography of Eisenhower, claims that, in one draft of the speech, the phrase was "military–industrial–congressional complex", indicating the essential role that the United States Congress plays in the propagation of

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