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Who are the less sophisticated actors willing to attack a military based solely on appearance of 'not looking intimidating?' We're talking about a fighter jet,
by Judgmentality 6y ago
Who are the less sophisticated actors willing to attack a military based solely on appearance of 'not looking intimidating?'
We're talking about a fighter jet, not a security guard.
- anonisko 6y agoI'd see it as more about PR. If poor desperate people regularly see these kinds of badass weapons that a foreign power has, it's just going to be that much harder to recruit for organizations that violently resist oppression, because the individuals you need are fearful and demoralized. Then you need crazy things like religious indoctrination that promises rewards in heaven for fighting such an unassailable power.
- Judgmentality 6y agoI guess you could make the argument the PR is effective against idiots. My point is letting the PR call the shots objectively makes us weaker (the F-35 program is a clusterfuck), so it's harming us against enemies that aren't idiots. I'm pretty sure China loves the F-35 program because they know it's an enormous weakness in the US military. But yeah, you have a point. Idiots can be harmful too, and they should also be considered as potential threats.