PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald1 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readUS Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth wants countries like New Zealand to increase their defence spending. Photo / Getty Images Eisenhower was right about arms industryThe danger of the military-industrial complex, famously described by United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address, is in full swing.The US arms industry is like an insatiable monster and it relies upon continuous conflicts to keep on feeding.
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