The military in itself is fueled by industry, and many civilian sectors. No military on the planet yet possesses enough factories, manpower, access to natural resources and the technology used to process them, that they are completely self sufficient. So how do the military-industrial complexes factor in various countries around the world, and why is it so important to have a large labor force, together plenty of educated engineers, technicians and skilled trades, as well as machinery and industrial floor space ready to be converted to wartime production? It is in the power of the military-industrial complex that a country’s true strength and ability to wage a total war against another country it’s size is determined.
In this section you will find many articles describing the nature of the military-industrial complex, and how both private and public sector manufacturing, mass production techniques, industrialization, automation and modern technology have changed the battlefield.