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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by Synaesthesia on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:12PM (#26255115)
Militarism is a colossal waste of taxpayer money.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by filoleg on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:30PM (#26255391)
Not when you have a few adversarial nation-states around the corner that do not consider it a waste of taxpayer money.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by hctaw on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:36PM (#26255472)
A $10 billion investment in anti aircraft missiles that forces a $100 billion investment in aircraft instead of schools and semiconductor fabs is great ROI for an adversarial nation state that knows their government would be wiped off the face of the planet if they ever decided to use them.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by ktln2 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:05PM (#26255905)
Modern AA missile systems are also very expensive - a S-400 battery cost you $500 million. [1]

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/19/russia-lures-buyers-as-s-400...

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by nickik on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:58PM (#26255789)
Nukes and rockets exist.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by some_random on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:29PM (#26255368)
Well, that's not really what's being discussed here.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by ktln2 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:54PM (#26255731)
For many countries they have no choice - you either spend the money on Military or you get invaded by Russia/China/North Korea.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by Synaesthesia on Thursday February 25, 2021 @08:11AM (#26262352)
Not really the case for the USA. Its military is way larger than needed for defensive purposes. Heck it isnt even threatened by invasion by any of those countries.
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