military-industrial complex

Examples of military-industrial complex in the following topics:

• Foreign Policy After the Cold War

  • The Cold War defined the political role of the United States in the post–World War II world: by 1989 the U.S. held military alliances with 50 countries, and had 526,000 troops posted abroad in dozens of countries, with 326,000 in Europe (two-thirds of which in west Germany) and about 130,000 in Asia (mainly Japan and South Korea).
  • The Cold War also marked the apex of peacetime military-industrial complexes, especially in the United States, and large-scale military funding of science.
  • These complexes, though their origins may be found as early as the 19th century, have grown considerably during the Cold War.
  • The military-industrial complexes have great impact on their countries and help shape their society, policy and foreign relations.
  • Furthermore, when no weapons of mass destruction were found after a military conquest of Iraq, there was worldwide skepticism that the war had been fought to prevent terrorism, and the continuing war in Iraq has had serious negative public relations consequences for the image of the United States.

• National Security Policy

  • National security policies, designed to protect the state, include military security as well as non-military security.
  • Military security implies the capability of a nation to defend itself and/or deter military aggression.
  • Military security also implies the ability of a nation to enforce its policy choices through the use of military force .
  • In today's complex system of international trade, characterized by multi-national agreements, mutual inter-dependence, and limited natural resources, economic security refers to whether or not a nation is free to develop its own economy in the manner desired.
  • For a nation to be able to develop its industry and maintain economic competitiveness, it must have available and affordable natural resources.

• Foreign Policy

  • Modern foreign policy has become quite complex.
  • Forces that sometimes influence foreign and military policies from outside government are think tanks, interest groups, and public opinion.
  • To prepare for these foreign policy issues, U.S. military expenditures are enormous.
  • It has more than 700 military installations abroad in approximately 130 countries .
  • The United States' huge military budget and extensive military is intended to further U.S. foreign policy interests.

• The Growth of Bureaucracy

  • The growth of bureaucratization developed due to the rapid industrialization that United States was facing during the 19th century.
  • As Weber understood, particularly during the industrial revolution of the late 19th century, society was being driven by the passage of rational ideas into culture that in turn transformed society into an increasingly bureaucratic entity.
  • Bureaucracy is a complex means of managing life in social institutions that includes rules and regulations, patterns and procedures that both are designed to simplify the functioning of complex organizations.
  • As society became more populated and industrialized, department and federal agencies develop to regulate the flow and integration of people of growing cities.
  • Black Student Welders Work in a machine shop course taught at the Chicago opportunities industrialization center at a former grade school in the heart of the Cabrini-Green Housing Project on Chicago's near north side.

• Economic Prosperity

  • Technological and industrial factors have also played a major role in the United States' economic prosperity .
  • Similarly, economic prosperity is tied to the maintenance of a global military presence.
  • Without a strong military, the pursuit of national interests becomes more difficult.
  • Cuts to the military and defense spending have been threatened, and this economic crisis will undoubtedly take a toll on the United State's position as a global superpower.
  • The United States has been able to grow into a world economic power in part due to the rapid advances of technology and industry.

• Providing Public Services

  • In modern developed nations, the term "public services" includes sectors, such as electricity, fire services, gas, law enforcement, military, environmental protection, public housing, public transportation, etc.
  • In modern, developed nations, the term "public services" includes sectors, such as electricity, fire services, gas, law enforcement, military, environmental protection, public housing, public transportation, etc.
  • Nationalization is the process of taking a private industry or private assets into public ownership by a national government or state.
  • Across Europe, because of the extreme demands on industries and the economy, central planning was required to ensure that the maximum degree of efficient production was obtained.

• Size of the Federal Bureaucracy

  • The fact that the Defense Department contracted out for military interrogators and security officers in war zones did not become public knowledge until the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal broke in April 2004.
  • Over 16 million full-time workers now administer federal policy, including 1.9 million federal civilian workers, 1.5 million uniformed military personnel, and 850,000 postal workers.
  • The fact that the Defense Department contracted out for military interrogators and security officers in war zones did not become public knowledge until the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal broke in April 2004.
  • The Congress and President of the United States delegate specific authority to government agencies to regulate the complex facets of the modern American federal state.

• Regulation and Antitrust Policy

  • Regulations take many forms, including legal restrictions from a government authority, contractual obligations, industry self-regulations, social regulations, co-regulations, and market regulations.
  • Common examples of this type of regulation include laws that control prices, wages, market entries, development approvals, pollution effects, employment for certain people in certain industries, standards of production for certain goods, the military forces, and services.
  • Afterwards, with no competition, these companies are free to consolidate control of an industry and charge whatever prices they desire.

• Health Care Policy

  • Individuals of these countries also have to pay private sector players in the medical and pharmaceutical industries to develop research.
  • In fact, the United States has a higher infant mortality rate than most of the world's industrialized nations.
  • Numerous publicly funded health care programs help provide for the elderly, disabled, military service families, veterans, children, and the poor.

• Freedom of Speech

  • Despite the exceptions, the legal protections of the First Amendment are some of the broadest of any industrialized nation, and remain a critical, and occasionally controversial, component of American jurisprudence.
  • Speech related to national security, military secrets, inventions, nuclear secrets or weapons may also be restricted.