World military expenditure passes $2T for first time

Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by rcMgD2BwE72F on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:24AM (#31168638)

In 1945, 57% of French people owed the defeat of Nazi Germany to USSR – versus 32% to the USA and Great Britain.

Then, Hollywood won.

[0] https://www.ifop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3025-1-study... (page 5)

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by baud147258 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:34AM (#31168788)

I don't disagree with the fact that the USSR did most of the work for defeating Germany in Europe during WW2, but it was with heavy American logistical support, which is what the comment was about ("guns made, ships launched and rockets fired")

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by avgcorrection on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:53PM (#31171557)

How nuanced to credit the usually thankless job of logistics. All those Hollywood movies about supply lines and transport during WWII is finally making an impact on the popular mind.

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by mcv on Thursday April 28, 2022 @10:18AM (#31192748)

As the saying goes: Nazi Germany was defeated by American equipment, British intelligence and Russian blood.

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by mensetmanusman on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:36PM (#31172139)

Fighting over which pile of dead husbands and fathers was more important seems like a meaningless exercise.

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