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[–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

And I don't doubt that the USA could spin themselves up as the most powerful military force again, really quickly... But they haven't. They are engaging in an arms length war with the attitude of "everything is fine, nothing has changed"

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago

    In order to do that you have to have the ability to manufacture your weapons entirely at home, at scale. We dont just not do that, we actively made it bureacratically impossible to do in order to allow a small group of very wealthy businesses have exclusive manufacuring rights to thse very advanced weapon systems. Hell some of our best most powerful weapons are a subscription service.

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