How the military-industrial complex captured US democracy | Business of War

August 11, 2025

Al Jazeera

When it comes to selling weapons, the United States is in a league of its own: more than 40 percent of all arms sold worldwide come from US companies. Five corporations, known as the "big five", dominate that trade – and since the start of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, their revenues have soared. But selling weapons overseas is only part of their business. At home, they enjoy an almost guaranteed windfall every year, from a US military budget worth roughly a trillion dollars.

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