When Eisenhower left office, he warned the nation about the dangers of increased military spending and the growing power of what he called the MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
It is the informal bond between the military and the arms industry which supplies it. With this alliance, the military obtains the war weapons and the defense-minded corporations profits to provide them. Dwight D. Eisenhower discussed the military-industrial complex in his farewell address on January 17, 1961.