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The Pentagon Knew These Gun Parts Were Bad — But Shipped Them to Soldiers Anyway
An investigation by Motherboard uncovers that soldiers have been hurt badly because of neglect at the Pentagon, when their guns blew up or jammed on them because of bad parts.
The Pentagon's Exploding Guns, By the Numbers
We crunched key data behind the US military shipping thousands of defective gun parts to troops for years, and knowing about it.
When Big Guns Go Down
The US military shipped thousands of defective gun parts to troops, and knew it for years.
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