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Not everyone has billions like the US mil to throw at

• paxys 5y ago
  They quite literally do. Their annual defense budget is $5B+. "Switzerland to Spend $2.5 Billion in Military Upgrades" (https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/06/15/switzerland-invests-military-upgrades/ https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/06/15/switzerland-invest...). Just last year they allocated $284 million towards "command and communication systems". You can build a hundred Whatsapps from scratch with that money. Where exactly did it all go?
  • chrisseaton 5y ago
    > Where exactly did it all go? On hardened physical crypto radios I presume - rather than on consumer-grade apps.
    • fullstop 5y ago
      Or, more likely, watches.
  • guerrilla 5y ago
    So, two to three orders of magnitude smaller than the US's budget depending on how you count... $5B is pocket change for the US military. Don't be pedantic.
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