military-industrial complex
Military and industrial facilities situated in the same place.
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Born ~1890 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
From Gaza to the West Bank, women are documenting the wreckage of a global military-industrial complex that treats human life as collateral for corporate profit: buff.ly/1HvcKgI
Absolutely ridiculous. Also amazing how many people have become pro-China just because they're anti US military-industrial complex.
They are all warmongers. This is a war-mad country controlled by the military-industrial complex.
Last night, combat launches of F-5 Flamingo cruise missiles were carried out as part of the Armed Forces’ Deep Strike operation against several enemy targets, including military-industrial complex facilities in Chebok…
Trump must be planning to block the US from acquiring Ukrainian weapons for the same reason that he's blocking Americans from buy Chinese EVs. Gotta protect that US military-industrial complex
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Military and industrial facilities situated in the same place.
“From Gaza to the West Bank, women are documenting the wreckage of a global military-industrial complex that treats human life as collateral for corporate profit: buff.ly/1HvcKgI”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(also, politics, often, derogatory) A nation's armed forces and industries (especially those supplying weapons and other materiel) collectively, regarded as a strong vested interest exerting great influence on the government.
“Absolutely ridiculous. Also amazing how many people have become pro-China just because they're anti US military-industrial complex.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They are all warmongers. This is a war-mad country controlled by the military-industrial complex.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Last night, combat launches of F-5 Flamingo cruise missiles were carried out as part of the Armed Forces’ Deep Strike operation against several enemy targets, including military-industrial complex facilities in Cheboksary. (2/4)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Trump must be planning to block the US from acquiring Ukrainian weapons for the same reason that he's blocking Americans from buy Chinese EVs. Gotta protect that US military-industrial complex”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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