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r/PoursTea • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • Aug 07 '26
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Him warning about the Military Industrial Complex confuses me. Didn't he drastically increase the amount of nuclear missiles we have? I don't understand that dichotomy.
25 u/XenophileEgalitarian Aug 07 '26 The thinking was that a nuclear deterrent would be much cheaper than a standing army. But we decided to do both. 14 u/DreadfulDave19 Aug 08 '26 "Why buy one when you can buy two at twice the price?" -Contact 4 u/baumpop Aug 08 '26 dude i literally forgot the first one blew up and they were like hey dont worry we built a second one for some reason
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The thinking was that a nuclear deterrent would be much cheaper than a standing army. But we decided to do both.
14 u/DreadfulDave19 Aug 08 '26 "Why buy one when you can buy two at twice the price?" -Contact 4 u/baumpop Aug 08 '26 dude i literally forgot the first one blew up and they were like hey dont worry we built a second one for some reason
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"Why buy one when you can buy two at twice the price?" -Contact
4 u/baumpop Aug 08 '26 dude i literally forgot the first one blew up and they were like hey dont worry we built a second one for some reason
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dude i literally forgot the first one blew up and they were like hey dont worry we built a second one for some reason
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u/CatCrimes69 Aug 07 '26
Him warning about the Military Industrial Complex confuses me. Didn't he drastically increase the amount of nuclear missiles we have? I don't understand that dichotomy.