The military industrial complex is a phenomenon in which arms are developed, produced, and exported on a grand scale. As highlighted within the film Why We Fight, President Eisenhower warned the United States of the grave future of the military industrial complex. That was in his farewell address in 1961, and many things have changed since then. As a matter of fact, Dunlap provides, “…total annual U.S. defense expenditures now exceeding $700 billion.” Also, according to National Priorities Project, national defense equated to 54% of spending within the US. Overall, great spending can be expected when looking at the military industrial complex. With so much money in the war industry, it can be expected that people will follow. War profiteers
