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I would imagine that heightened fear/threat results in increased budgets. Is that not the case?

• austin-cheney 6mo ago
  Budgets are driven by congress from input by industry, senior military leaders, and current operations. Perceived risk is a completely unrelated political reality for uninformed voters.
  • goosejuice 6mo ago
    > Budgets are driven by congress from input by industry, senior military leaders, and current operations. So, yes? I can certainly see why defense contractors would prefer stability i.e. a cold war over a real war. But in a less dangerous world there's less need for defense contractors. e.g. '93 last supper > Perceived risk is a completely unrelated political reality for uninformed voters. Doesn't seem relevant to this thread unless we interpreted dangerous differently.