[Brian Griffin]

It needs to be understood that military technology is undergoing rapid change.

[flamberge]

It needs to be understood that military technology is undergoing rapid change.

We need to be really careful with military spending, especially with increases anywhere. We will not get second chances to get it right.

Too much of our current spending is simply grift for the defense industry. We do not have competent leadership in either military or civilian organizations, and those people cannot be permitted to control new programs.

Drones and other automatic killing machines have rendered current doctrines of infantry and armor tactics obsolete. Our soldiers are dead meat in a peer level conflict. The people who can come up with newer successful tactics are not in positions to implement them. And we need drastically altered techniques for using artillery.

There will be another big war. Our current politicians have guaranteed it. We had best find ways to avoid, or at least not to lose it.

[Alberta's Child]

It needs to be understood that U.S. military spending is basically welfare for white people (both here and abroad).

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The rapid change requires less money: swarms of rolling, walking, flying, and undersea drones with and without AI.

No more fighter jets. No more aircraft carriers. No more tanks.

Just lots of intelligent drones and missiles.