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      'Madness': Biden Requests Record $886 Billion Military Budget

      "Continuing to throw this much money at weapons, war, and defense contractor profits is unacceptable," said one critic.

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 09, 2023

      President Joe Biden unveiled a budget blueprint Thursday that requests $886.4 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2024, pushing for a nearly $30 billion increase over current outlays as progressives demand cuts to the bloated and notoriously fraud-ridden Pentagon.

      The president's budget proposes $842 billion for the Pentagon alone, including nearly $38 billion for widely criticized efforts to "modernize" the United States' massive nuclear arsenal.

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      Supply Chains Woes Didn't Slow Down Global Arms Sales, Analysis Shows

      Responding to the report, the U.S.-based group Win Without War said that "our economy prioritizes profits over people, leading to unnecessary violence and death. It makes us less safe."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 05, 2022

      Sales by the world's 100 leading weapons and military services firms continued to increase last year despite significant supply chain challenges--with the United States accounting for more than half of all sales--an annual analysis published Monday revealed.

      Global arms sales rose for the seventh straight year, increasing by 1.9% to $592 billion in 2021, according to new data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The rate of growth was higher than the previous year, but still well below the 3.7% average of the four years preceding the Covid-19 pandemic.

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      Biden Urged to Reseal Nuclear Deal to Avert 'Disastrous US-Iran War'

      "Reestablishment of the Iran nuclear deal would be a significant victory for peace, diplomacy, and stability in the Middle East," said one campaigner behind a new letter to the president.

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 25, 2022

      As the United States formally responded to Iran's comments on a draft nuclear deal, 15 organizations on Wednesday praised the Biden administration's "tireless work" so far and urged the White House to "seize this historic opportunity" to restore the agreement as soon as possible.

      "The American people have made it clear that they prefer diplomacy with Iran--a strategy that is not only popular but one we know works."

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