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It's related to the Ukraine war (and the advance of China's military) showing that the US has work to do to update their military capabilities for future confli
by nmeofthestate 1y ago
It's related to the Ukraine war (and the advance of China's military) showing that the US has work to do to update their military capabilities for future conflicts. Hard to see how the US could achieve this without involving SV.
- cholantesh 1y agoThat's the pretext, yes.
- nmeofthestate 1y agoPlease do elaborate.
- nemomarx 1y agoGenerally you sell the public on weapons for foreign enemies and then they get used on domestic enemies after that. Surveillance tech and drones have plentiful police use cases for instance
- psunavy03 1y agoJudging by this thread people aren't interested in any kind of serious discussion of the geopolitical reasons for this. They just want to make childish remarks about the "military-industrial complex" and spout tinfoil hat conspiracy theories.
- ujkhsjkdhf234 1y ago[flagged]
- cholantesh 1y agoThere is exactly one remark about the military-industrial complex in this thread. It simply alludes to the historical fact that Eisenhower, who spent much of his adult life engaging with it, was wary of it. Why do you see this as childish?
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