• Tunnelvision [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      All those places together do not even employ 400,000 people. I work in manufacturing and I don’t know a single person who works at these places. What I’m saying is so many new jobs would be created that MILLIONS of people would from that point on be in the defense sector making bombs and bullets. It’s not even comparable.

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        5 months ago

        Those companies make materiel, yes. They don’t specialize on artillery but the US tends to focus more on bombs and rocketry which is what they make.

        • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          Look I’m not trying to be a dick here but are you being serious? The US can deliver some special, expensive wundermunitions via aircraft, if they have absolute air superiority. They only get that against shepherds. We’re talking about enemies in 2024 who have more than just sheep maintenance capacity, so…