Well, last I heard out of Belgium they had to request other nations escort a Russian military ship through their waters because they had no ships or aircraft capable of doing so at the time.... you know what happens when you piss off the US and they really want to make an example of you? We land an army on your shores within a week or so of hostilities and then you stop being a threat....
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At war with what?
Well, tungsten is denser, and DU has a bit of a radioactivity issue. I think some game had mass drivers in orbit that fired tungsten rods.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
Of course, that's mass drivers, but I'd assume tungsten would work for railguns as well. Not sure which one would work better with magnets, though, and whether the projectile would have to have a sabot of some sort.
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That's the official expenditure numbers on Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia and China... Get real, they are all enemies of the West and their real expenditure is much higher.
it pretty much is. some states still have a 5.25 minimum wage.
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so what are you doing about it besides making assumptions about someone you don't know?
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and that's why the u.s. will continue to fall further and further behind. enjoy having an army of soldiers who can't figure out how to operate a tank because they have no schools and can't fight worth shit because they are all suffering from dysentry or going on killing sprees because they aren't receiving proper mental care for ptsd. OH WAIT THE LAST ONE'S ALREADY HAPPENING. my sides hurt so bad.
r.i.p. alleria. 1997-2017. blizzard ruined alleria forever. blizz assassinated alleria's character and appearance.
i will never forgive you for this blizzard.
r.i.p. alleria. 1997-2017. blizzard ruined alleria forever. blizz assassinated alleria's character and appearance.
i will never forgive you for this blizzard.
OMG 13:37 - Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Cleave unto me, and I shall grant to thee the blessing of eternal salvation."
And His disciples said unto Him, "Can we get Kings instead?"
I'm almost positive I corrected you on this quote mine in another thread, but it's so popular it very well may have been somebody else. Adding in just a few more words gives that sentence a very different meaning. Leaving them out is tantamount to lying through someone else's mouth.
Mall Security you realize you don't have to use the word "fuck" or some variation of it in every single post you make right?
On topic I think a lot of people are overlooking the research/benefits the military brings, and the humanitarian relief efforts it has been a part of. I would not mind cutting back our expenses abroad slowly while letting other nations pick up some of the slack. That isn't to say a total removal of power and neuter our military, just cut it back some and let others have a chance so if they are invaded they can actually defend themselves long enough for us to make it over.
You don't need to resort to conspiracy theories to make a similar point: US capabilities aren't as far ahead of rivals as the pure expenditure numbers would make it appear, because 1) many things (like wages for labor) cost more in the US, and 2) we waste a ton of it, both accidentally (due to things like broken OODA loops and inefficient bureaucracies) and deliberately in ways that are profitable for contractors, but very inefficient (if not useless) in terms of military utility per dollar (like the LCS and F-35).
That said, even if you accept that current US military strategic goals are valid (something I don't, insofar as we even have them), we still spend far, far more than we need to because of our broken systems (something that's not exclusive to the military).
"In today’s America, conservatives who actually want to conserve are as rare as liberals who actually want to liberate. The once-significant language of an earlier era has had the meaning sucked right out of it, the better to serve as camouflage for a kleptocratic feeding frenzy in which both establishment parties participate with equal abandon" (Taking a break from the criminal, incompetent liars at the NSA, to bring you the above political observation, from The Archdruid Report.)