President of the United States (and five-star general during World War II) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term Military-Industrial Complex in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence- economic, political, even spiritual- is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together. O By funneling federal dollars into scientific and technological research, the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was shaping the path and magnitude of scientific research. As a result, studies were concentrated mainly on projects to empower the US military. O One of the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was the establishment of new research institutes inside military compounds, where military personals, under the supervision of the scientists, directly involved in scientific research about high-energy physics and nuclear weapons. O One of the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was to invest on rocket science and ICBM technology which made America the leading power in space science by 1957.

President of the United States (and five-star general during World War II) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term Military-Industrial Complex in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence- economic, political, even spiritual- is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together. O By funneling federal dollars into scientific and technological research, the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was shaping the path and magnitude of scientific research. As a result, studies were concentrated mainly on projects to empower the US military. O One of the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was the establishment of new research institutes inside military compounds, where military personals, under the supervision of the scientists, directly involved in scientific research about high-energy physics and nuclear weapons. O One of the most important impacts of the Military-Industrial complexes on science and technology in the US was to invest on rocket science and ICBM technology which made America the leading power in space science by 1957.