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> Convincing the enemy you’re producing too much (or too little) of something to get them to waste their time and energy is a classic counter intelligence move.
by akira2501 2y ago
> Convincing the enemy you’re producing too much (or too little) of something to get them to waste their time and energy is a classic counter intelligence move.
So much so that it calls into question the entire idea of clandestine wartime intelligence having any exceptional value.
> WW2 was won largely with logistics and economic might + reasonable tactics.
I think people who say this simply haven't counted the dead.
> Applying the economic might effectively was part of that.
Which had essentially no bearing on our problems with Japan.
- lazide 2y agoUh huh. Populations of conscriptable soldiers or percent of the population killed totally didn’t matter? Those are part of the economic equation. The war in the pacific was started by, and almost entirely dominated by, economic matters. Japan attacked the US because of US embargoes on fuel, for instance. And the creation of the atom bomb (which ended it) was only possible due to the insane logistical feats of the US - and its excess economic capacity and resources. Which is why Germany failed, and the USSR only got one after getting the ‘ingredients list’ post war - once the wartime resources had been freed up. War is hell, so don’t start them. But also, don’t think modern war isn’t won (or lost) based on logistics and economic factors. Which intelligence can help with.