Laurie Mercier speaks with Michael Klare, Five College professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, who serves on the board of the Arms Control Association and advises other organizations in the field. Klare has written widely on U.S. military policy, international peace and security affairs, the global arms trade, and global resource politics in many books and publications including Arms Control Today, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Current History, Foreign Affairs, Harper's, The Nation, Scientific American, and Technology Review. Klare and Mercier discuss the New Military Industrial Complex under Trump.
The Military-industrial complex, a mural by Fabian. Photo by WiredforLego. Image licensed for public use:
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