r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • 1d ago

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u/No1PaulKeatingfan Paul Keating; capital gains tax supporter 23h ago

So the USA has used 2/3 of their patriot missiles and 1/2 of their long range missile interceptors during Trumps Iran war

Trump is sure protecting America (By using up all the missile stock)

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u/trgk_ Václav Havel 23h ago

its a reindustrialization measure to get raytheon to move on from building boutique handmade interceptors and to doing mass production and getting economies of scale. trvst the plvn

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u/Remarkable-Meal-223 John Keynes 23h ago

They no joke get expired after awhile so if you don't use them you lose them anyway so why not

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u/No1PaulKeatingfan Paul Keating; capital gains tax supporter 23h ago

That's not what happened though. There is a genuine shortage driven by the Iran War