# Monopoly in Uniform

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Podcast: [Simplifying The State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simplifying-the-state-7040860)
Published: 2025-06-19T03:27:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1795

## Resource

The Pentagon’s budget is nearing $1 trillion. A missile that used to cost $25,000 now runs $400,000. And the company that makes your calculator? Yeah, they also build weapons. Adam and Nicholas unpack how the military-industrial complex quietly took over everything from jet engines to software updates—and why five companies basically hold the U.S. military hostage. Plus: a debate over whether we should nationalize the whole thing. Because trust-busting Raytheon might not be enough.

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