Ever played some civilization (the game)? A mostly military focussed society can force others into unfavorable agreements, but while doing so other areas of soc

Ever played some civilization (the game)? A mostly military focussed society can force others into unfavorable agreements, but while doing so other areas of society are lacking, amounting to huge problems later on when a) blackmailing for some reason stops working b) non-military related businesses are vanishing c) increasing %share of your population has a degrading life quality d) military costs become unsustainable for questionable ROI … doubling down on military is a death spiral, especially when the funding money comes from slashing public services.