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Sunday, May 20, 2012

''NATO Summit, Chicago & the Military-Industrial Complex''

From ScrippsNews

''The North Atlantic Treaty dates from the earliest days of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and allies. The Soviet empire and associated Warsaw Pact military structure collapsed two decades ago, yet NATO endures. Part of the explanation is the alliance is useful to business of the largest arms merchant in the world – the United States.


Chicago is heavily involved with defense industries. Boeing and General Dynamics are the most obvious examples, but in addition a wide array of firms in the greater Chicago region provides weapons, materiel and services to the U.S. Department of Defense and foreign nations.''


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