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The term '''military-industrial complex''' or '''MIC''' refers to the infrastructure of a nation's military, defense/weapons industry, and the government.  It was first used by U.S. president [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in his farewell address warning that the military industrial complex is fundamentally anti-[[democratic]].<ref>https://bracingviews.com/2023/03/01/the-military-industrial-complex-and-american-fascism/</ref>  He warned of the dangers of the military and industry having such interdependence and the risks of misplaced power.<ref>https://archive.is/g1EvK#selection-1079.1-1083.242</ref> President Eisenhower said,

The term '''military-industrial complex''' or '''MIC''' refers to the infrastructure of a nation's military, defense/weapons industry, and the government.  It was first used by [[U.S.]] president [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in his farewell address warning that the military industrial complex is fundamentally anti-[[democratic]].<ref>https://bracingviews.com/2023/03/01/the-military-industrial-complex-and-american-fascism/</ref>  He warned of the dangers of the military and industry having such interdependence and the risks of misplaced power.<ref>https://archive.is/g1EvK#selection-1079.1-1083.242</ref> President Eisenhower said,

{{quotebox-float|"Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.  

{{quotebox-float|"Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.