> Most of the weapons the US makes is useless in a civilization that has mostly been at peace for a long time It's not useless, it's all about power projection

> Most of the weapons the US makes is useless in a civilization that has mostly been at peace for a long time It's not useless, it's all about power projection. When you go to rob a bank and take a gun with you that you will never use then you don't call that gun useless because thanks to projecting your deadly power with it you were able to successfully rob the bank.