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And we're still paying the environmental price for that. Fortunately, in a future war we will be able to ensure the environment stays safe and we can protect th
by renewiltord 2y ago
And we're still paying the environmental price for that. Fortunately, in a future war we will be able to ensure the environment stays safe and we can protect the community character of our neighborhoods rather than just give them up for war.
- iancmceachern 2y agoHow will future war be better?
- waste_monk 1y agoIt will look cooler[1] because of all the lasers. [1] Briefly, before your retinas burn out, because of all the lasers.
- renewiltord 1y agoWe won't produce that many ships and therefore won't pollute the environment. Ideally we won't damage local communities trying to build weapons.
- iancmceachern 1y agoWhy and how?
- renewiltord 1y agoWe have NEPA now to protect the environment and historic protections. e.g. https://apnews.com/article/us-army-ukraine-russia-ammunition-war-75a9ca2e3be09578c65f1198ba5b72e5 https://apnews.com/article/us-army-ukraine-russia-ammunition... > The obstacles the U.S. faces in ramping up production can be seen at the Scranton plant. > The factory — built for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad just after 1900, when the city was a rising coal and railroad powerhouse — has produced large-caliber ammunition for the military going back to the Korean War. > But the buildings are on the National Historic Registry of Historic Places, limiting how the Army can alter the structures.