military-industrial complex
noun
: an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy
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The stark warning, issued at the end of the annual Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, comes as the United States is stepping up diplomatic efforts to convince Europe to adopt a tougher stance on China over its role in aiding Russia’s military-industrial complex.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 June 2024
Jiang placed orders that helped resuscitate Russia’s forlorn military-industrial complex and modernize China’s own weapons production and military.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Over the weekend, the Kremlin announced the appointment of a new defense minister — an economist, Andrei Belousov, who will be tasked with harnessing the power of Russia’s military-industrial complex to sustain the fight.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Many of the industries that contribute to that warming through greenhouse gas emissions, like oil companies and the U.S. military-industrial complex, are either moving too slowly to keep humanity alive or actively resisting efforts to rein in their harms.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 June 2024
Jiang placed orders that helped resuscitate Russia’s forlorn military-industrial complex and modernize China’s own weapons production and military.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Over the weekend, the Kremlin announced the appointment of a new defense minister — an economist, Andrei Belousov, who will be tasked with harnessing the power of Russia’s military-industrial complex to sustain the fight.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Many of the industries that contribute to that warming through greenhouse gas emissions, like oil companies and the U.S. military-industrial complex, are either moving too slowly to keep humanity alive or actively resisting efforts to rein in their harms.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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