There is no circular reasoning here. I said funding weapons development is unethical, guy responded saying we need weapon development for deterrence, I point ou

There is no circular reasoning here. I said funding weapons development is unethical, guy responded saying we need weapon development for deterrence, I point out that we have had plenty of effective weapons and the new ones will not be used for peer wars but for gladio/terrorism or regional wars. Further weapon development just fuels arms races and puts the world in a worse place. That is why I find it unethical to fund it. Also, btw, China already surpassed us despite all our spending. They are defining what a 6th gen fighter is, after all.