The Military-Industrial Complex and the Role of General Dynamics Corporation during the 1990s

The bond between the U.S. government, military, and corporations in what is known as the “Iron Triangle” or the Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) continued into the 1990s.  Businesses, such as General Dynamics Corporation (GDC), have an intrinsic history within the MIC. GDC played one of the most crucial roles for the MIC during WWI, WWII, and the Cold War as well as for a majority of the twentieth century. Focusing on the impact of the MIC during the 1990s, specifically the role GDC played, circumstantial evidence has shown that a corporate entity, gradually affected U.S. diplomatic affairs as well as military policy after the Cold War and during the 1990s —the Cold War never truly ended, policies were carried over, and corporations simply adapted to maintain the status quo. The MIC was a necessary yet dangerous national security requirement to maintain U.S. economic and political stability.