Posted on 02/26/2023 8:56:09 AM PST by Chode
Much of the the defence content online focuses on what might be called major power competition and the cutting edge platforms that go with it. We often focus on the race by major military powers to field the latest and greatest expensive jets, ships, or submarines in quantity - and it's often those systems that capture the imagination
But all those things have something in common - they cost immense amounts of money, and for most nations, keeping up with the USAF or the shipbuilding efforts of the PRC just isn't on the cards.
So following a vote by my patrons I decided to look at the question of how smaller (both in terms of population and/or economic power) nations can try to defend themselves in a world dominated by larger powers.
It's a bit of a light-hearted return to some defence 101 concepts, and I hope you enjoy.
Fortunately for us, because of petrodollars, everyone pays for our bloated defense costs, whether they want to or not. That’s why defeating BRICS is key to maintaining the Western Empire. The dollar fails and there goes the rest of it.
A few nukes would be a prudent acquisition, too.
100%
yup, have you ever seen Rollover?
1981 movie about the Saud’s moving from petrodollars into gold
good plot
on youtube
i like Perun as he makes you think and make up your own mind
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