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minus-squareBBQ sauce lover 🤤@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-224 days agoDomestic made? I’m sure some Americans can explain that for me… don't open this because if there’s one thing they know inside out, it’s their guns and Big Macs lol
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoDo Americans not produce their own missiles? I thought it would be the one thing they didn’t outsource…
minus-squaredarvocet@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoThey are mostly made by our defense contractors - Raytheon, Halliburton, lockeed Martin, etc.
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoPrior to the war Ukraine was the world’s 4th largest military arms exporter. They just stopped exporting and turned all their R&D on defending themselves instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_industry_of_Ukraine
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoNow that’s interesting to know. With more money and resources, they might be able to make enough weapons to defend themselves.
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoI’m surprised it was this high. I would have guessed USA, France, China, maybe South Korea or India, but never Ukraine in 4th place.
Domestic made? I’m sure some Americans can explain that for me…
don't open this
because if there’s one thing they know inside out, it’s their guns and Big Macs lol
Do Americans not produce their own missiles? I thought it would be the one thing they didn’t outsource…
They are mostly made by our defense contractors - Raytheon, Halliburton, lockeed Martin, etc.
…, Boeing, …
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Prior to the war Ukraine was the world’s 4th largest military arms exporter. They just stopped exporting and turned all their R&D on defending themselves instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_industry_of_Ukraine
Now that’s interesting to know. With more money and resources, they might be able to make enough weapons to defend themselves.
I’m surprised it was this high. I would have guessed USA, France, China, maybe South Korea or India, but never Ukraine in 4th place.