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During the cold war there were perpetual battles between the ICBM guys (who saw the main threat as ICBMs and thought most budget should be concentrated on missi
by ris 11y ago
During the cold war there were perpetual battles between the ICBM guys (who saw the main threat as ICBMs and thought most budget should be concentrated on missile programmes) and the bomber guys (who saw the main threat as bombers carrying nuclear payloads and thought most budget should be concentrated on similar bomber programmes and fighter programmes for defence).
As an air force guy, fighting his corner is what you'd expect him to do.
- gaius 11y agoThe only thing that unites the Air Force is finding new ways to mess with the Army.
- digi_owl 11y agoThere is fighting for his corner, and there is fucking with a company's fighter program if they don't outright lie about the performance of enemy equipment. That has a high potential of a own goal, to say the least.
- mannykannot 11y agoThere is fighting for his corner, and there is fucking with your nation's defense to advance your agenda. The article effectively says that Keegan was a serial offender in this regard.