military–industrial complex

concept in sociology and military and political science
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military–industrial complex

Summary

military–industrial complex is an iron triangle[1]. It draws 1,807 Wikipedia views per month (iron_triangle category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • military–industrial complex's instance of is recorded as iron triangle[3].
  • military–industrial complex is a type of alliance[4].
  • military–industrial complex is a type of industrial complex[5].
  • military–industrial complex is a type of technology industry[6].
  • military–industrial complex comprises armed forces[7].
  • military–industrial complex comprises weapons industry[8].
  • military–industrial complex comprises academia[9].
  • military–industrial complex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Military–industrial complex[10].
  • military–industrial complex's facet of is recorded as defense industry[11].
  • military–industrial complex's facet of is recorded as military industry[12].
  • military–industrial complex's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • military–industrial complex's topic has template is recorded as Q25752328[14].
  • military–industrial complex's contributing factor of is recorded as militarization[15].
  • military–industrial complex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'ОПК'}[16].
  • military–industrial complex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВПК'}[17].
  • military–industrial complex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ОПК'}[18].
  • military–industrial complex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MIC'}[19].
  • military–industrial complex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'MIK'}[20].
  • military–industrial complex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • military–industrial complex's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as militarization[22].

Body

Definition and Type

military–industrial complex's instance of is recorded as iron triangle[3]. Recorded subclass of include alliance[4], industrial complex[5], and technology industry[6].

Use and Application

Components include armed forces[7]; weapons industry[8], a type of industry[23]; and academia[9].

Influence

Things named for military–industrial complex include prison–industrial complex[24].

Why It Matters

military–industrial complex draws 1,807 Wikipedia views per month (iron_triangle category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include prison–industrial complex[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contributing factor of militarization
    Has part(s) armed forces, weapons industry, academia
    Topic has template Q25752328
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by militarization
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534458005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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