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Re:Rise of the war machines: Charting the evolution of milit... by remarkEon on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:28PM (#29051615)
I was there, so believe me I’m plenty familiar with the grift that went on. But your characterization of economic might Uber alles is not accurate, which was my point.
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Re:Rise of the war machines: Charting the evolution of milit... by enzino on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:47PM (#29051767)
My objective is not to belittle the contribution of individuals in war efforts. Clearly wars are won by soldiers. But technology matters. Cement to make roads. Steel to make ak47s (which are much more valuable, per kilo of raw material, than drones). Coal to power it all. And so on.
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