a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment; "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--Dwight David Eisenhower
A phrase first coined by President Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address describing the close linkage between the U S military and private contractors in the military industry
The three components (the military establishment, the industries that manufacture weapons, and the members of Congress from states and districts that depend heavily on the arms industry) that mutually benefit from a high level of defense spending
A concept coined by President Eisenhower in his farewell address, in which he was referring to the threats to American democracy that may arise from too close a friendship between major corporations in the defense industry and the Pentagon This is one example of the larger political phenomenon of the iron triangle
network of business relationships between the U.S. Department of Defense and military contractors (extremely large and influences U.S. Security policies)