Because of intellectual property laws, military equipment repairs have to be done by the manufacturer now instead of in the field. Hilariously dumb. Even the global war machine is now being consumed by the vampires of capital.
Because of intellectual property laws, military equipment repairs have to be done by the manufacturer now instead of in the field. Hilariously dumb. Even the global war machine is now being consumed by the vampires of capital.
i like how even in the case of a serious war, the military cant just say “right, this is a silly law” because they dont have the trained maintenance units ready to take over. what are they gonna do, hunt down the skeleton staff lockheed martin employs for maintenance and impress them? there wont be enough of them to keep up with breakdowns when it’s raining artillery and missiles 24/7
“Draft” would be the technical term, but yeah. This is definitely a bad idea if you want an effective, ready military, but I would be careful not to overestimate how bad it’ll actually be.
yeah sure, they can build back the capacity in a few months if they get serious about it. question is, is the US capable of being serious about it, or would any self-preservation impulse of the state get swallowed by capitalist grifting now?
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