[Jan_Sobieski]

Why Israel allows itself to be dependent on the US supply chain is beyond me….?

[MinorityRepublican]

Why Israel allows itself to be dependent on the US supply chain is beyond me….?

This is why France is self-sufficient when it comes to their defense needs.

[Zhang Fei]

[Why Israel allows itself to be dependent on the US supply chain is beyond me….?]

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Same reason as Europeans. They like their welfare state. The UK used to spend 7% on the military, vs 2% now. That’s how every weapon system, plane on down, was once British-made. We like our welfare state, too. In Eisenhower’s time, 10% of GDP was spent on defense, vs today’s number of under 4%. The navy had two dozen carriers, and almost 900 ships then, vs 11 and under 300 today.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/us-ship-force-levels.html