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I was looking at the production numbers for stuff like thaad missiles and tomahawks. They're all in the dozens annually and seemingly have been for ages.

Given the staggering numbers these are used in, and how it seems like the way the usa fights wars now is to launch stupid amounts at people, like multiple years worth in a day. What happens when they can't? How close are they to that, interceptors are low atm but given there are hilarious announcements like: https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/over_1000_tomahawks_1900_aim_120s_500_sm_6s_per_year_us_moves_to_multiply_missile_production-17408.html I assume many offensive rockets are running low.

Is that level of production feasible? I know the usa has a surprising industrial base but a 20x increase in even one armament seems ambitious, do they have the factories mothballed? The skilled workers? The raw materials?

If they don't is there any inkling of what their military people intend to do when they can't realistically threaten to park a fleet off your coast and level your cities?

I'm not a military nerd, just a random person if I'm missing sometimes obvious or said sometimes funny.

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[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 15 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

The empire is always gonna prioritise Israel (look at Ukraine rn, or the Gulf, both of which, despite being more "important," are getting no arms).

Why do they put so much weight on Israel though? I know their sole existence is being the USA's feral dog in the Middle East so they are always a good bet for the USA, but don't Gulf states also matter a lot to them since they're already puppet states that unlike Israel also have a ton of oil to provide them?

Ideally for the USA they would spread power to Israel and also a number of their protectorates in the area so there isn't a single point of failure and is also easier for the US to surround Iran.

I suppose the reason is that they lack the resources to do this efficiently so they fully commit to keeping Israel powerful instead.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 17 points 12 hours ago

It's because the folks running the empire don't understand how the empire works anymore. Israeli propaganda is very very very good, as is American propaganda about the importance of Israel. Combine this with lack of understanding of how power actually flows, white supremacy (Israelis are definitely more "white" than Arabs), and apocalyptic Christian shit and boom you get this insane focus on Israel at the expense of the far more important vassal states in the Gulf that actually matter economically.

[–] MLRL_Commie@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

I think its something to do with the limitations of reach towards periphery from imperial core. Israel is utilized as an extension of the imperial core, and has been designed for that role, in order to more effectively enact fascistic expropriation through the periphery from the rest of the global south. Seemingly, distance is important

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 20 points 14 hours ago

Book of Revelation doesn't say nothin' about the gulf states

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 9 points 12 hours ago

Yeah i'm pretty sure it's because of all the epstein shit