really be altered even by the president why we need more nucular weapons or even to maintain the current stockwell that we have and spend the resources of the money on that is beyond me i think those are political decisions and i don't think they are well thought out. the problem is addressed to the nation from his office in the white house january seventh nineteen sixty one. good evening my fellow americans. three and a half million men and women are directly engage in the defense stocks. we have nearly spent on military security alone more than the net income of all the united states corporation. we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry a vast proportion in the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of unwanted influence whether saw or run sought by the military industrial complex. the more classic version of the military industrial complex which is still very much a part. of the united states military and economy is it refers more to the meshing of industrial conglomerates corporations with the us military and this serves as some people less of the s