0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: Berlin says EU should prepare for war by end of decade Ask_SN
Putting down domestic strife is what comes to mind with those particular countries. Also, I think we just saw why Russia built up their military.
Arms races can make game theoretic sense, but they aren't the prosperity maximizing solution, so it sucks to see things going this direction.
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288 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 28 Dec 2023
In my opinion they build their armies to be able to launch attacks, such as Russia on Ukraine... I know, no rocket science, but that's what they intend to do.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Dec 2023
I think North Korea is a different situation, but China certainly might have some expansion in mind.
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