For the first time, the Pentagon's budget has topped $1 trillion, and private military contractors receive more than half of Pentagon spending. While American taxpayers finance the world's most expensive military, the executives running its largest defense contractors collect multimillion-dollar compensation packages and purchase extraordinary luxury homes.
Lords of War, a satirical mockumentary co-produced by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and The Intercept, takes viewers inside the lucrative world of America's military-industrial complex. From Lockheed Martin and RTX to Boeing, the film follows the money, the government contracts and the executives who have built enormous personal fortunes in the business of war.
The film contrasts their lavish lifestyles with the living conditions of American military families, examining an industry that promotes its commitment to protecting the nation while receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in public funding.
