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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by signatoremo on Monday July 25, 2022 @03:12PM (#32229482)
How can you possibly know how much a country spent on military to conclude they almost never understate their funding?

A perfect reason a country may understate their military spending is to hide their capabilities. For that matter, they may overstate their spending as well.

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:45PM (#32230671)
You have to ask yourself why a country would want to hide (as in demote) their capabilities.

Overstating their capabilities is perfectly understandable.

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