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I'll agree with the specifics that it looks like some military technologies are more effective than we realized. I do not think that it's a fair logical leap t

I'll agree with the specifics that it looks like some military technologies are more effective than we realized. I do not think that it's a fair logical leap to say "therefore the US should keep spending a significant portion of its national budget on it." I think the biggest predictors of whether humankind is alive in 1,000 years are not military at all, and perhaps inversely proportional to military spending. If instead of spending 877 Billion on military per year instead spent that much on clean energy, AI, or health-related technologies I imagine we'd find humanity in a much better state.

bluGill 3y ago
You don't get to choose when you are attacked. So despite your wishful thinking you need to prepare for war if you want to see results of your other actions.
- aprilthird2021 3y ago
  We can be prepared for war without the enormous amount of waste we spend on "defense". We make so many tanks and gear that we outfit rural police with equipment they will never need just to get it out of warehouses
  - bluGill 3y ago
    Those are old ane obsolete tanks. While I agree the police doesn't need them, the army both needs updated equipment and we need the assembly lines there and ready to produce lots of military stuff which we will need a lot more of in case of war then peacetime.