On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his farewell address to the nation. Speaking on national television, Eisenhower warned the nation of the increasing power of a “military-industrial complex.” He was right about some of the dangers the military-industrial complex posed but couldn’t see some of the benefits or some of the other pitfalls.
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Together, a more accurate portrayal of the problem would be the “National Security Establishment.” This encompasses corporations, labor unions, tech companies, think tanks, lobbyists, the media, the Pentagon caucus in Congress, and the research and development establishment.
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That last is another specific warning given by Eisenhower during his address.
“The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by federal employment project allocations and the power of money is
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