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Re:The New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Be Revealed Later This Yea... by ragnot on Monday July 25, 2022 @09:08AM (#32223737)
Cynical take: jobs program for the senators district.

Non-cynical take: Most modern aircraft are equipped with networking/avionics that allow information to be shared across multiple battle domains (army on land, air force, maybe space who knows). A stealth-ish (not completely invisible but still tough to track) aircraft that can perform this role as well as carry nukes might be useful in coming conflicts.

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Re:The New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Be Revealed Later This Yea... by afarrell on Monday July 25, 2022 @09:18AM (#32223832)
> Jobs program for the senators district.

Also an incentive for the US Military-Industrial complex to place a high value on the territorial integrity of the US and assign high cost to supporting a divisive coup.

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