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House Armed Services Committee NDAA echoes 1940 draft debate: A Cold War-era Pentagon power shift repeats itself in modern defense spending surprise. The 2025 NDAA markup sees bipartisan showdowns mirroring the 1947 National Security Act, with lawmakers fearing another 'military-industrial complex' spike as tech giants lobby for budget carve-outs unseen since the Powell Memo era.