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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by flir on Monday November 10, 2025 @08:01AM (#45875544)
The idea is that, if it's that important, you ultimately fund it from taxation. It's so important that it's really defence spending.
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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by TitaRusell on Monday November 10, 2025 @09:43AM (#45876493)
The UK has been slashing defence spending since WW2. And with reason the USSR lost because they couldn't afford the cold war anymore.
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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by nradov on Monday November 10, 2025 @12:18PM (#45878175)
And now the UK has committed to increase defense spending.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-...

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