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So the more inaccessible your country is then the more likely you are to have a roaring economy? That doesn’t make sense.
by riazrizvi 4y ago
So the more inaccessible your country is then the more likely you are to have a roaring economy? That doesn’t make sense.
- cheriot 4y agoSpecifically, the US was outside the range of WW2 weapons. At the end of the war our factories were the only ones left. Secret sauce of the American economic boom.
- permo-w 4y agodon't forget selling weapons, fuel and vehicles to both sides. at the end of WW2, the US had 2/3 of the world's gold. that didn't come from nowhere
- _-david-_ 4y agoUS was in range of WW2 weapons or Pearl Harbor wouldn't have happened. Sure it took more resources and coordination then just shooting a missile, but Japan clearly in range.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoBattle of Midway happened in 1942, smooth sailing from there.
- jjk166 4y agoInaccessible to enemy tanks, yes. The UK, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, etc all benefit from the fact that it is very hard to march an army into their territory and thus they can build factories and infrastructure confident tjhey're not going to be destroyed, and engage in trade freely confident that they are not empowering someone who will destroy them.