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The U.S. Military Risks Letting Contractors Define How It Sees the Battlefield
War on the Rocks — 2026-03-31T08:00:10+00:00
In the 1964 black comedy Dr. Strangelove, an emergency war plan called “Plan R” allows an unhinged U.S. Air Force commander, Jack Ripper, to launch a nuclear strike without presidential authorization. Once the president, the joint chiefs, and the Soviet ambassador convene in the war room...
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