Contrary to Rhetoric, Military Mishaps Have Been Declining
The Pentagon’s deadly accident-filled summer bucked a larger trend
Posted Oct 18, 2017 5:01 AM
John M. Donnelly
Hawks in Congress have said military mishaps are up because the defense budget is down, but the data says otherwise.
The summer of 2017 saw a rash of fatal military accidents — ships colliding at sea, planes crashing and vehicles catching fire — that were deadlier than attacks from America’s enemies.
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