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It's more like, if you don't have steel/oil/planes/guns/CPUs you don't have an army (or more specifically, producers of the above can deny you resources when yo
by tomp 7y ago
It's more like, if you don't have steel/oil/planes/guns/CPUs you don't have an army (or more specifically, producers of the above can deny you resources when you need them most, in war).
- thefounder 7y agoYou could argue the same with anything: food, energy, cars, electronics etc... In time of war everything counts but I thought we are not at war...are we? Is it free trade, fair justice, human rights etc or "national security" and "our interests"?
- AsyncAwait 7y agoAs an example, this is why Russia has rushed to finish GLONASS, (GPS was disrupted for them in 2008) & why China and the EU are working towards the same goal.