Indicators of Increased Military Production in the United States

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This study examines the indicators of increased activity within the United States military-industrial complex. It identifies key markers that reflect both the state of the military production industry and its potential reforms. The paper highlights the factors that signify the growth of industrial production in the American defense industry: social, demographic, economic, political, and personal. Separately, it explores the conditions under which the US military industry can become more prominent within the national economy.

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I. O Shkrobtak

Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)

Email: shkrobtak@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9382-6738
Scopus Author ID: 7202469551
Candidate of Sciences (History), Senior Researcher Moscow, Russian Federation

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