How The US Military Spends $800B Per Year On War Machines | True Cost | Business Insider

[@scottwickwire-brock4736]

Imagine paying taxes your entire life and it's all used up because some dude took a massive dump on an aircraft carrier.

[@Ap_twsh]

yeah luckily that's not what all of it pays for.

[@100Mmore]

Taxes haven’t paid for anything in a long time

[@olearysbf6580]

Yeap the money flowing to those weapons makers companies. 👌

[@DirtFather407]

@@olearysbf6580They outsource to tons of smaller civilian metal shops. I had a job as a cnc operator and we would get orders for f35 parts. I never got to make any but I got to package them 💀

[@chaksh]

All the more likely when they are shit scared fighting the Russians.

[@peterpalmer9757]

400,000 to unclog a toilet? This makes so much sense now why the pentagon can’t even complete there audit

[@newagain9964]

Partially that. But a lot of the missing money is given to “Allies” under the table to secure “democracy”. And also routed to politicians campaigns.

[@rrvisions-rickyruthejew]

$400,000 plunger cost?!?! Dropping a big fat deuce on this ship is outside of your pay grade seaman... Lol

[@thetruthteller4385]

I wonder how many American millionaires the military has created, and billionaires. No bid contracts for fault product?! CLEAN HOUSE

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Beautiful Women

[@demukazz]

And as soon someone mention is a miss.. I mean an aircraft hits exatly that sexction of pentagon, where audit docs are stored and another building free falls for now reason in New York, which supposedly housed the docs for 7 trillion spent on black budget ?!

[@Sniff420]

What seems to be a large problem for the US’ military hegemony might be partly due to the lack of competitiveness of the arms industry. Just a few different companies seem to control the entire industry and get government contracts. Lowering innovativeness and driving costs up.

[@Boobear08279]

This comment sums it up.

[@oiaeyu]

I dont think the problem is lack of innovation in killing machines... Edit: seems people misunderstand my comment and unquestioningly agree that war should be a business in the first place. We LOVE how much we invest into the military! MORE FOREVER WARS! MORE INDUSTRY! CONSTANT INNOVATION IN DEATH! MAKE OUR DEMISE EASIER AND INSTANT! The west is a sick, violent, barbarian culture. 🤮

[@Sniff420]

@@oiaeyu The US still produce some of the greatest weapons systems, can’t be argued. But they would probably get more bang for their buck if they had more companies competing for contracts instead of only relying on Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon competing for them. Lets them drive up costs and hold a soft monopoly over the market.

[@TenIQ]

@@Sniff420 The issue is only a few companies are willing to sell to the US, Boeing bought all of its competition so its really just 2 companies now, and both do completely different things for the US.

[@miriamweller812]

It simply brutal, abyssmal, endless corruption.

[@thatfatguy7591]

Solider: *takes dump* Plumber: that will be $400,000 please and thank you

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

You should see what the DoD spends on K-12 overseas! Talk about waste!

[@austinb1565]

wasnt me

[@aaravgulati2]

The cost is when the whole drain gets clogged

[@phuckoff]

LOL!

[@sierracosta47]

f35 program is 1.7 trillion from 2013 to 2055. Is not a bad program, If you adjust for inflation the f-15 was way more expensive.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

$1.7 trillion is misleading af, because it won't be spent until 2070. Price per F-35 ranges between $80-100 million

[@WonderfulLidoff]

@@hamzamahmood9565 exactly... they said it themselves too. it is just an estimate

[@namkhanhng1802]

Also, the F35 is safer than the F16 too, the F16 has more deaths and crashes in the same timeframe as the F35

[@JuiceExotic]

People will always hate it for no reason. even tho its a damn power house that will reck any nation the next 10-20 years

[@Ap_twsh]

yup glad we have those programs.

[@ahadmrauf]

Honestly, all the improvements make so much sense by themselves, but I can see how combining a dozen new technologies into a single object and durability testing them for 50+ years might have caused more delays and headaches than desired. Thanks for the investigative journalism!

[@fltfathin]

what they should do is having one as "evolving ship" to introduce/ try new tech and create improved old version with one best improvement tech that works from the evolving ship

[@thetruthteller4385]

Uhh who cares that’s wayyyy too much money

[@fltfathin]

@@thetruthteller4385 who cares. that's how you guys get the money from the entire world in deals anyways

[@waalidkagabdhihiisaguddaah63]

operated junk

[@guardianoffire8814]

United States military industrial complex is immensely inefficient. Private companies gouge the US govt. The industry also don't even follow quality controls like other industries. There are claims that until at the end of manufacturing process are products inspected for issues. Resulting in a lot of waste and scraping of finished products that don't meet standards of variation all to maximize job creation across every state so no project can easily be cancelled. So even with their huge budget all other rival countries do a better job through state owned corporations to build their own arms to counter everything the United States has. They even out classing in certain types arms.

[@nonotreally1]

The problem associated with the cost of everything is the profiteering by defense contractors. This is what needs to be addressed, not the acquisition of the weaponry.

[@millevenon5853]

@CtrlALlTerrorS nationalising kills competition and you get less quality

[@user-ed1mj5zk6f]

Agree with you 100%

[@Thomas998822]

That's the American way.

[@azmolhossain9244]

pay up or see tank in front of white house. You pick.

[@timdebruijne9127]

But then politicians wouldn't get elected anymore...And what about Wallstreet. America is built on weapon production. That's why they always need to be in war, to keep their economy running.

[@ebx100]

$400,000 to fix a toilet? And to think I was upset to pay my plumber $150 to unclog my toilet. Damn, it was actually a steal!

[@colbzyk2128]

this is wrong, they pay 400,000 in wages for plumbers and engineers who work on the carrier plumbing system

[@williamj8349]

Its the Cost + fallocy I believe.

[@ladyofwinterfel8143]

hahahaha thats exactly how much i paid a plummer

[@SubvertTheState]

Alot of that money gets laundered and paid as bribes. Also the CIA gets its funding as hidden line items in balance sheets of other agencies.

[@bruceandrews8835]

​@@colbzyk2128 Plumbers are worth every penny. Like doctors, plumbers have to constantly be educated on new systems and then purchase the tools and equipment to do the job. $400,000 is a bargain.

[@richardsears4665]

The F-35 did NOT cost $1.7 Trillion, that number was an estimate by the Pentagon on what the F-35 program WILL cost over the 60 year span it will operate, that includes weapons, fuel, maintenance EVERYTHING.

[@oceanfan7880]

he said 1.7 trillion f-35 program

[@williamyoung9401]

It's already cost that. That includes the fuel and maintenance costs. Not to mention yet another $1,000,000,000,000.00 over ten (10) years. Not sixty (60).

[@awhs5435]

that jet will be out dated in 10 years, at best.

[@richardsears4665]

@@williamyoung9401 Bullshit, find a credible source, not some bullshit headline

[@richardsears4665]

@@awhs5435 Uh huh, its got the most state of the art systems that will make it last 80 years

[@sierranexi]

"What features do you want in this F35?" "Yes"

[@Swag_Messiah519]

Its funny because its accurate 😂😂😂

[@GregWampler-xm8hv]

How about it works as advertised!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Cat-nr7il]

@@GregWampler-xm8hv they’re working on it

[@nolga3569]

the most expensive one

[@dominiqueruffin2972]

This is the beginning of the end

[@markdwighttadina7655]

A proof that War is a Business

[@vitsadelhole]

everything is a business

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Hell is the destination

[@DefnotKaisey]

@@vitsadelhole Yep ur correct everything is a business and war is very profitable business

[@glen1555]

General Smedley wrote a small book in the 1920s stating this

[@MrNorma77]

Все бенефициары сгорят в аду 👈

[@Nnamdi-wi2nu]

Every information in this video is pure madness. However not quite all, one thing that makes it easy to swallow is the statement "the true value of the air craft carrier is not the war I wage but the war it stops." This single statement puts an admirable sense into the genre.

[@gabrielcollinsokoli9160]

There is God in international system, you have to be so so so powerful so as not to be messed with USA understands the game and the are playing it

[@gabrielcollinsokoli9160]

(I mean no God)

[@TheMwowner1]

dont be so gullible, everything you saw here is flawed by human error, just like any other entity or aspect. its all for show but in reality there are so many loose ends, dont let the fancy cosmetics fool ya.

[@tazkrebbeks3391]

As Scott Montgomery said on Star Trek. The fancier you make the plumbing the easier it is to stop it up.

[@johnl.7754]

I’m sure that USA military power is #1 but I think maybe comparison costs should be based on PPP (Purchasing power parity) since most costs are spent on human costs (including building of weapons) and relatively little on raw material costs.

[@Gords38897]

Yea so i doubt its number 1

[@XMeK]

@@Gords38897 The supposedly #3 military power is currently getting it's butt beat with our leftovers.

[@BigBoiiLeem]

@@Gords38897 I wouldn't say that. They may spend an obscene amount of money on equipment and materials, but they spend an equally obscene amount of money on planning, logistics, and their people. There are many reasons to criticise the US Military, but it would be inaccurate to say they are not the largest and most powerful fighting force that exists as of now. The US Military wastes a lot of money, but because they have basically infinite money (for all practical purposes), it doesn't really matter for them how much goes to waste.

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

Amen.

[@Gords38897]

@XMeK really i just heard america is sending patriot missiles which means someone is nervous i been hearing russia is losing since the start of the war remember? And it appears like they are sending poor Ukraine back to the stone age im surpriced all of nato hasnt been able to stop russia yet

[@dhan219]

The General Ford is already deploy and is fully operational it just did its European tour. The John F Kennedy carrier is doing test trails already. The F35 ejection seat problem was in Augest. All these problems have been fixed . This video was produced months ago and just came out in December.

[@penidulm]

Really americas needs to stop war escalations when americas tax payers pays the bills world wide. How much will ukraine cost america. Taxes.?

[@dhan219]

@@penidulm 40 billion plus enough to help homeless in America.

[@Cyrribrae]

@@dhan219 lol sadly no. Everything we've sent to Ukraine over the last year isn't even as much as two states spend on homelessness annually (and certainly haven't solved it). A silly Russian troll disinformation talking point. Plus, last I checked, air defense and rocket launched missiles aren't particularly useful to helping the homeless lol.

[@icutthings649]

@@Cyrribrae yh man america isn't perfect but it's way better than the alternatives

[@gregbrogan9061]

@@penidulm - What is the value of crushing the military and economy of one of the greatest geopolitical threats to the USA/NATO/West/Democracy? The Ukrainians are paying in blood and the destruction of their country - the cost to the US/NATO/West is a few % of our regular military budget and we get fantastic results without shedding our own blood. The war in Ukraine, as heartbreaking as it is, is an incredibly good deal for the USA. A year ago, Russia was one of America's biggest geopolitical threats and the idea of Russia and China joining forces or coordinating invasions was a nightmare. The Russia threat is basically removed, and China will have second thoughts about independent aggressions and will see no value/have no interest in a military alliance with Russia. I know you are looking at your taxes, but can you understand the great value in US/International support to Ukraine? And if Ukraine had fallen as easily as Russia had planned - can you imagine the balls Putin would have now - and the increased threat they would be to the world?

[@paulroberts7429]

This $800 billion isn't just for hardware, its for pensions, medical and veteran services, America's military expenditure is way overestimated.

[@SamboNagga]

smh wow, really. that's an ANNUAL budget in case you missed it.

[@frozenburrito9313]

Almost nothing in the us economy is hardware, most are human resources

[@carlitoswayp.r.1920]

Yet they haven't raised the personnel pay raise. They'll open their eyes when recruiting keeps dropping.

[@anissah389]

As an E1 sailor that handles millions of $ per day of equipment , I get paid $1,300 every month which makes $650 every 2 weeks. It’s horrible.

[@carlitoswayp.r.1920]

@@anissah389 That pisses me off and thank you for your service. I love the U.S. military and I hope they open their eyes and value their most important asset, the people...

[@D_Webb]

@@anissah389 wow that’s insane!! Thanks for the transparency! Stay safe

[@codybohyer1107]

E-3 quartermaster here and there's a couple extra add-ons to the base pay that@@anissah389fails to mention though. With combat hazard pay, BAH, travel vouchers, and/or other expense allowances most service members usually make about 25-40% more than that. Still a laughable amount and a slap in the face to the young men and women who chose to serve our country. It's insulting and frustrating to know that the civilian contractors that you work with make 2 to 3 times what you do.

[@superwag634]

@@anissah389 In Scandinavia, you get given more money on unemployment benefit while sitting at home watching Netflix. You need a different job.

[@burgerjointgame]

This is an incredibly informative video that provides a comprehensive look at how the US military spends its budget. It's eye-opening to see the sheer amount of money invested in war machines and the potential implications of this spending. Great work!

[@coreyham3753]

Some useful information, but nowhere near explaining the whole US annual military budget.

[@paulcrawford7594]

@@coreyham3753 Agreed this is a very deceptive POV of how the money is spent. Most everyone can look up a very detailed breakdown of what money is spent and where, a huge portion is maintenance on buildings, ships, equipment, etc. A big lot to payroll and another big lot to R&D. Only then is the money spent actually acquiring all of the "war machines".

[@coreyham3753]

@@paulcrawford7594 Agree .... you are spot on.

[@scotttild]

@@paulcrawford7594 30 billion per aircraft carrier 2 billion per sub it adds up fast.

[@jimbob100-d3l]

@@scotttild where did you get 30 billion from? Its 13.3 billion and going down on the next ones...

[@marinanjer4293]

"Nice plane you go there. How much does it cost?" "A billion gazillion" "Thats not even a real number" "It will be 80 years later when its finally completed"

[@tonyc223]

@@defcreator187 You see no problem with this insanity?

[@EatMyShortsAU]

Quin-trillion dollars :)

[@SavageDragon999]

A pilot getting the call sign Ghost is basically hitting the lottery.

[@1337flite]

They probably leave the bar when it is their round or something like that.

[@texastootin1628]

Imagine what people would think if they knew what most of that money was actually used for

[@jsimmons9969]

Connex boxes full of equipment we order that will be thrown away in a couple of years. I remember destroying fully operational AC units to send to scrap yard for some reason above my pay grade.

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

They have black ops not even people in positions to over see know about.

[@jeffrenman4146]

and this video only shows you part of the money spent to kill our neighbors their children their dogs. Obliterate them. And as we know technology is the most fleeting of all. Can you imagine what good you could do for people if you weren't using that money to kill them all

[@PavlovSkriniskalov]

american money is free, just some print some more when you run out...

[@davesbainrps6909]

Most don’t that’s the problem

[@Dimonne76]

I bet the contractor that over engineered the toilet system is laughing all the way to the bank.

[@maxsweetman6341]

No he is laughing all the way to the toilet 😢😢😢

[@shasanmaz]

@@maxsweetman6341to the septic tank, cesspool.

[@Tw1st3d_Real1ty]

Unclogging the toilet literally cost more than buying a house. And for certain people it cost more money than they'll ever make

[@aniketalextirkey9500]

That's what it cost to export Freedom & Democracy Worldwide 🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅!

[@kendallevans4079]

This is EXACTLY what Eisenhower warned us about, either no one listened or it was simply ignored.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Eisenhower had the luxury of having private industry step up to commit to his war needs and then retool back to their original purposes when the war ended. That mentality worked for the time, but fails miserable today because the sheer expenses of developing these systems meant no private industry would take on the challenge.

[@aegaeon117]

@@nobodyspecial4702 Yeah, Ford isn't much good at building an aircraft capable of taking on a Su-57, there would have to be a no standing army declaration from all countries after WW2 when humanity finally grew up and started using rationality but, climate change happened and the department of defense says that's our number one threat to national security and we need to deliver some freedom to it in the form of drone strikes. Get me off the world of insane monkeys.

[@matthew92604]

@nobody special You make it seem like the military contractors of WW2 were victimized. They all made billions, if not trillions in today's dollars. Conservatism has made poor people cry out for the plight of war profiteers. Amazing.

[@matthew92604]

@nobody special The private industry never "retooled" themselves back to peace time manufacturing, that is the entire issue that Eisenhower was warning us about. The military industrial complex exploded after WW2.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

@@matthew92604 Really? Ford still makes bombers instead of cars? I must have missed seeing those last time I was at a dealership.

[@boarbot7829]

Trust me, there is no way it costs anywhere even near to 400,000 dollars to produce that helmet. The markup must be insane.

[@LilSebastian_]

That amount includes the years of development, and maintaining it throughout its lifetime. They’re not paying $400,000 per helmet. For instance… let’s say 1 f35 cost 50 billion. That number includes all the maintenance, fuel, parts, etc… for the life of the aircraft.

[@GregWampler-xm8hv]

And it doesn't work right, pilots turn off features because they interfere with other features. Also it has to be re-calibrated on the pilots head regularly and it's as expensive as *&%&*(^$#$&% as we engineers say. 😎 FYI as an engineer if you can't get your designed squared away in, now, 18 F'n years ya got a dog and ya gotta drop the whole program. As someone said above the lack of competition has a lot to do with it.

[@LilSebastian_]

@@GregWampler-xm8hv That's not true. The night vision doesnt work if there isn't a star in the sky (cloud cover). They fixed all the issues, you're going off an article written in 2017. Also, No NVs work in that scenario. You're talking out of your ass.

[@themonkeyman2547]

I’m a little stunned that we are calling an elevator “new technology.” Elevators are older than aircraft carriers, by a lot

[@LB-ls4om]

Exactly what I was thinking...and they paid 600 million dollars to install a technology they literally said is the same technology rollercoasters use....in that case this is also not new technology... corruption at it's finest.

[@k54122]

when they make changes to the infrastructure in a ship they need to counter the weight and balance changes, so they will have to modify other parts for this balance.

[@justliberty4072]

Aircraft are also an old technology.

[@Wehue]

So any new aircraft is old tech because the first one was released over 100 years ago. You can not default to the dumbest conclusion ever, come one.

[@eric97909]

@themonkeyman2547 way to miss the point, but thanks for adding a comment to boost engagement for the video

[@tristanvonwald1702]

Its actually crazy how many things they have talked about in this video just <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="374">6:14</a> in. I've personally welded 4 individual pieces of those elevators, same along with the steam pipes !

[@randell9667]

Awesome you must be a millionaire.

[@ByronHawk]

America has the best military in the world!

[@jesusfernandez-eh8cx]

And we have the worst health care and education system good trade off huh....🙄

[@ME-xc1st]

whats the point if it is never going to get used except for show

[@MLGDatBoi]

@@ME-xc1st That's a good point, but if you ever do need to use it, your military will perform extraordinarily well like in the Gulf War, when Iraq at the time had the 4th largest military on the planet. Having an army that merely looks intimidating helps out a lot with diplomacy and deterrence. But if your army only looks intimidating but can't perform because you cheaped out on maintenance, logistics, training, a few pieces of tech and equipment(aka the things that make your military work and not just look cool), as Russia did in Ukraine, you're screwed politically and on the international stage.

[@ME-xc1st]

@@MLGDatBoi deterrence only goes so far, look at russia go and china next

[@MLGDatBoi]

@@ME-xc1st You're right. Hence why you also need a military that can be used too, in case deterrence and diplomacy fail like in the Gulf War. The US-led coalition won in 100 hours after the ground campaign began, losing 292 men against what at the time was the 4th strongest military in the world. Iraq lost 50k men in those 100 hours. When we invaded Iraq again in 2003, we had roughly the same casualty numbers again and wrapped things up in a month. We did fail at nation-building, but that was on the politicians and bean counters; the military did their job just fine. Yeah, Russia's leaders failed to make sure that their military was combat-ready when they ordered an invasion of Ukraine. Sure, the military parades have always frightened the West and made Russia look threatening, but not anymore. The War in Ukraine speaks for itself.

[@andraslibal]

More than the next 9 militaries combined. True. But there is an incredible level of corruption going on which we have seen in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars where some companies would sell even simple things at incredibly high prices. Not to mention the waste that happened in these wars for no gain ... and all the equipment that was left behind. With such great inefficiency, the numbers are not directly correlated to actual capabilities.

[@GregWampler-xm8hv]

Actually more than the entire world. And who keeps using technology to make even more death and destruction? Amerika. Laser weapons, moving war into space. We have 850+ UNsinkable foreign military land bases surrounding the entire eurasian landmass many times over. Anyone want to try and explain the need to spend UNTOLD TRILLIONS on 12 carrier groups/missile magnets (carriers) plus 8-10 support ships per carrier? FYI all this scrap metal yachting around have a total offensive punch of 30 little gnat shit fart-18's. No shit 18 little f-18's.

[@MHolt-t6y]

Our politicians, government employed and the military are the only enemy on the planet that has bankrupted and destroyed this republic.

[@patrolmanracv]

and with all that they haven't wo a war in 70 years ..

[@Ekstrax]

I've seen hugely different opinions in the higher up american naval staff about putting all new technologies in the first of the class immediately or spreading it out over multiple carriers i think they did the right thing

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Me too. Stack all costs up front in a short timeframe, sort the hassles out and build many thereafter.

[@GoetzFamilyAsia]

I am a German currently living in Thailand. married to a Thai-Chinese woman. We have a house near Chonburi city with dogs and cats. I did my PPL in Texas in the 80s. Also visited Venezuela and of course Europe. Unfortunately not Russia yet. Would very much interest me too. And I would like to at least visit Hong Kong in the future. I am 72 years old, but young enough to still make my dreams come true

[@gregparrott]

Why can't the USS Ford handle the F-35?? I know that the VSTOL F-35B could be an issue if it used its vectored thrust on launch or landing because its hot exhaust requires a special deck surface to handle it. But the Navy's F-35C does not use vectored thrust, so that's not an issue. So, why can't the USS Ford accommodate the F-35 ?

[@williamknows3908]

The thing that attaches to the plane launcher isn’t on the f35 i think

[@gregparrott]

@@williamknows3908 The Navy's variant of the F-35 (the F-35C), was designed from the outset for both carrier launch and arrest. It has stronger landing gear for both launch and arrest. It also has the tail-hook and a strengthened fuselage to handle the loads of a tail-hook arrest. Another unique, carrier specific feature of the F-35C is larger wings than either the Air Force's F-35A or the Marine's VSTOL F-35B. Lastly, the USS Ford's EMALS launch and newer arrest system actually launch aircraft with a softer, more graduated force. So if the F-35 can handle a launch from ANY carrier, it should include the USS Ford. Adding ~$400 MILLION cost to the Ford for F-35 compatibility seems really WEIRD.

[@williamknows3908]

@@gregparrott okay then yes its very weird

[@campbellaviation7289]

maybe it wasnt made for the f35

[@gregparrott]

@@campbellaviation7289 The F35 contract began in 1995, a DECADE before the USS Ford began construction in 2005. Considering the the F35C was specified by the navy in 1995 to replace their mainstay F-18, the Navy HAD TO anticipate the F35 as being not only present, but its primary fighter jet. Something isn't right with the claim that it would take an extra $400 million for the Ford to accommodate the F-35

[@rickalan86]

Military spending is so far out of control.

[@sheilag2231]

Says the guy that sleeps under the military’s blanket.

[@rickalan86]

@Sheila G I live in a country with a military, yes. Doesn't change the fact its spending is out of control. There is zero question military spending needs to be reigned in and could be without sacrificing "safety". Grow up some would ya? Ps most of the service men and women I personally know aren't stand-out people who deserve respect. Some are, most are not. I don't put military people up on a pedestal. Deal with it.

[@jhendricks203]

Understatement of the year ,

[@robertagren9360]

The one thing we all agree is that we hate each other

[@MHolt-t6y]

The kick backs our politicians receive are wonderul.

[@FelixAgawin]

Advance technology weaponry Mabuhay Mabuhay Mabuhay American ingenuity ❤❤❤❤

[@johndoe-hu2ss]

So you’re telling me we could’ve saved millions if we just made the sailors squat on the edge of the ship and let loose in the ocean?

[@kevinfernandez9999]

That's what most fishermen in 3 world countries do already.

[@briansvedin1788]

"If one toilet gets clogged, it can affect the entire system." 1) No, just the system that toilet is connected to. The Navy loves redundancy. 2) Most clogs can be fixed at the affected toilet or close by, unless it's a real bad one. 3) This is why the HTs will murder you in your sleep if you flush *anything* but what your body makes (and toilet paper). Don't flush t-shirts, scrubbing pads, underwear, sponges, food, plastic wrappers, condoms, writing paper, pens, notepads, tampons, or sanitary pads. Yes, all of these things have been attempted to be flushed at some point.

[@ceoofconfusion100]

I can understand most of them but t-shirts?

[@chrisholder4978]

All you asswipes complain about our outstanding military but you do not give credit where it is due. Without this military and its costs, you might as well be speaking Chinese or Russian.

[@frequentlycynical642]

Using 5,000 sailors on a carrier, and 750 toilets, that's one toilet per 6.7 sailors. That's a hell of a lot of toilets per.

[@r_1901]

Depends on last night's dinner.

[@interesting7906]

@@frequentlycynical642 sailors are notoriously big sh*tters.

[@jloiben12]

The F-35 is a really good example of the difference between the quality of the program and the quality of the underlying tool

[@jmy7622]

Life service of any air force plane is 5 years at best, look at the bone yard in AZ.

[@cooldudecs]

F 35 is Ana amazing plane. Bugs happen when things depend on circuits . Try America with current Chinese technology

[@vigilante8374]

This is dumb astroturfed Russian lies. Both the tool and the program have done quite well. The F-35 is a fantastic multipurpose plane, extremely capable as EW / coordination, attack/CAS, or fighter roles. It's very convincingly won every foreign competition it's been entered into, and with a price tag lower than several much less capable gen 4 planes, with the only remaining issue being flight hour costs but those have been improved and there's every reason to expect further improvements as more customers line up and the supply chain is improved. People who talk about F-35 crashes don't know what they're talking about. Try looking up F-15 crashes, or any other successful fighter--the F-35 is so far doing better in the reliability department.

[@klaasvakie]

The F35 is a trillion dollar flying barn door! Typical US MIC engineering failure😉🇷🇺

[@vigilante8374]

@@klaasvakie The barn door that wins every single competition it's entered into, and makes Germany essentially give up on European planes in favor of it. Trillion dollars is extremely cheap for a multirole plane will serve in 3 branches of the armed forces all the way through the 2070s.

[@fisherman5845]

Could you amagine if everyone respected their neighbors and no one hurt each other and then we could spend all this money on improving every ones lives

[@windelldubison9491]

That would be considered civilized behavior. Unfortunately we have a bunch of educated uncivilized individuals as leaders

[@galieldms]

Si todos se respetaran, no se odiaran, no hubiera competencia, todo fuese paz y amor etc. el dinero no tendría ningún sentido.

[@ganboonmeng5370]

China is doing that😊😅

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

Lockheed straight up lying about trying to make it cheaper bro they literally be getting sued for overinflating prices 💀💀

[@majorpaindiaz]

*FACTS*

[@zachhoward9099]

They control the government, Military Industrial Complex at its finest

[@geordiejones5618]

The unfortunate reality of weapons and tools of war is the best way to test them is by putting them into combat. Thats how you know where your real problems are and adjustments in design can accomodate those problems but you can't know that without fighting.

[@charlesjones5451]

That's True!!!

[@ebhole]

nah, now there are very simulations that mimic very well real combat scenarios

[@geordiejones5618]

@@ebhole no simulation to date can replicate the full effects of physics and chemistry in a hotzone. Psychology also can't be simulated and that plays a role in ware and tear.

[@philb707]

As someone who served in the U.S Navy I have no problem saying we spend wayyyyyy too much money on the military.

[@MiraGOO]

I want big boat

[@philb707]

@@MiraGOO LOL go on a cruise ship

[@MiraGOO]

@@philb707 i want it bigger, and armed with phalanx

[@hammerfist8763]

And that 800 billion is less than 20% of what we spend on healthcare every year...

[@MHolt-t6y]

That makes it better then.

[@hammerfist8763]

@@MHolt-t6y Yes it does. In the US we spend $4,500,000,000,000 per year to treat diseases caused by bad lifestyle choices. So the $800,000,000,000 spent per year to keep the Western World from being wiped out is a bargain. If we keep countries with efficient, effective healthcare systems (Germany and Japan come to mind) around long enough, we might learn from them how to do it right.

[@davidphillips8674]

The F-35 is not. Bad program. We’re basically replacing almost our entire fighter inventory for that price

[@coreytaylor5386]

the F-35 program is a massive success. the trillion dollar price tag was not for the development, its for the entire life span of the plane thats going to span 50+ years and dog fighting has been obsolete since the 70s. in its actual task that it was built to do its unparalleled and air to air fighting is essentially who can spot the enemy first and fire a missile, not who can out preform the other in acrobatics. the entire fighter inventory needs to be replaced, in a near peer conflict like China anything thats not the F-35 or 22 is dead before it even enters their airspace.

[@davidphillips8674]

@@coreytaylor5386 bingo

[@maybeasian5725]

the F-35 is a massive success, and it has been proven in numerous military exercises such as red flag as a lethal asset to the USAF

[@Daakkii]

@@coreytaylor5386 well we dont know if its a success as its never seen any actual combat. I hope we never get to find out if it was successful or not

[@newagain9964]

@@coreytaylor5386 it’s a success for shareholders/owners of the companies that build them. And the politicians who get kickbacks.

[@johncollinson4147]

They had that debate about incremental improvements vs all at once. They went all at once. Yes it meant a lot of growing pains for the first in class, however the rest of the Ford class carriers will benefit from the lessons learned.

[@SoulVision1111]

Pretty mind boggling to imagine how a few of the richest individuals on the planet have the wealth to pay for 10 to 20 of these warships

[@Anomize23]

They may have the wealth, but cant legally own it anyways.

[@SoulVision1111]

@@Anomize23 money makes the 🌎 go around

[@Anomize23]

@@SoulVision1111 and the government that takes your money does too. 500 military bases around the world is truly an empire😉

[@militaryguy2450]

We all need to thank good we have the best military in the world.

[@mangalytical4539]

Long story: Maxx force shown at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="374">6:14</a> is one of two coasters out of 2,400 coasters in the world to be propelled by a compressed air launch coaster and not an lsm system Short story: You had one job

[@andrewdawson248]

Time for the US to start building it's first Space Carrier

[@bjorn1583]

time for the US to start looking after its civilians like its meant to instead of wasting all that wealth to kill people

[@stevemeister3840]

It’d be great to see the world progress more towards peace, and less on killing machines (although I do count my fortunes living in the US). I’d hope we’d focus less on government spending, and maybe utilizing research and development on things like preservation, interstellar travel, cures for diseases, and the overall progression of man-kind. Sadly I don’t think that’ll ever happen. The world is doomed to kill itself off.

[@cadenpawlak5795]

man I totally agree with you wholeheartedly, but keep dreaming man that's never going to happen sadly

[@Swag_Messiah519]

Knowing that the US has made some enemys over the years you should be thankful that they are spending so much on weapons. The US currently has the most powerful Military in the entire world and without that title and our weapons there might not ever be an America. There is so much difference when it comes to foreign countries and war could happen at any given moment if anybody says or does anything to other country. Therfore "World Peace" is literally impossible.

[@Swag_Messiah519]

also I forgot to say God Bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@nibbax7772]

@@cadenpawlak5795 thank the nukes they the reasons we at peace

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Unfortunately

[@BlacktulipSF]

very good docu. It shows how some people in charge completely fcked up in decision making, program management, basic engineering and procurement.

[@1337flite]

No - the procuement plan did what it was intended to do. Transfer money from the pockets of us worker bees to the pockets of the 1%. Government progarams have been going over budget, late delivering and silly expensive for decades. What the system is doing is what it is designed to do. I'm paraphrasing Tucker Carlson, who I don't generally agree with, but a system usually does what it is really designed to do. What they tell is it is designed to do may well be something different.

[@StockyDude]

Delays in building ships cost millions, sometimes billions. During a delay, the ship is taking up space in the yard, requires anti-corrosion maintenance, security, shore power - all while nothing is being assembled. Once the funding is committed, it should not be held up for review, or else billions could be lost.

[@PavlovSkriniskalov]

"anti-corrosion maintenance" - good point Mr. Nutz.

[@donkeykong6817]

This is literally insane

[@bulgarianorthodox3306]

Comparing this to the World Cup, this is absolutely sad and devastating...

[@frequentlycynical642]

How can this be compared to the world cup? And honestly, most Americans could not care less about soccer. Just a bunch of guys running around.

[@r_1901]

Bunch of guys running around could describe WW-2.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@frequentlycynical642seething amerimutt😊

[@frequentlycynical642]

@@r_1901 Not hardly. How in hell can you say such a thing? No one died in the World Cup. Other than one journalist.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

@@frequentlycynical642 Qatar apparently $220 Billion on the world cup but I think that was not just spend on the world cup but on building over 100 hotels, infrastructure basically they used the world cup to upgrade the entire country plus record high commodity prices from the war in Ukraine probably helped them.

[@PsyChoAnaLize]

Y’all gonna want to get that ship operational ASAP! We’re getting ready to need it!

[@1weck1]

The admiral is absolutely right about adding too much new technology at once

[@philipthecow]

Not necessarily. I can imagine contractors using it as an excuse and the admiral not knowing any better goes along with it.

[@coreytaylor5386]

when a video like this gets something as big as the F-35 price tag for its lifespan so wrong, it kinda wrecks the ethos for the entire video and calls into question if they actually did their research and not just coping off of headlines from other news articles

[@gabedarrett1301]

Then tell us: how much did it really cost?

[@coreytaylor5386]

@@gabedarrett1301 a little over 400 billion for the entire program so far not counting the revenue it brought in from foreign sales. each jet costs 80 million

[@Manusmusic]

You can talk about cost without the revenue?

[@r_1901]

What do the sponsors pay for the ads every two and a half minutes?

[@DonFanningThe]

Once you have A.I. picking targets and prosecuting their instruction which presumably is to eliminate said target, where is the human cost? War is said to be the continuance of diplomacy through force. But what separates machines from man is the capability of having independent thought and free will to choose and discern what leaders orders are and presumably a reason for why to even participate in such a conflict. Once humans are removed from the battlefield, the lack of accountability for the crimes committed are likely to be brushed off with little regard. And we know how important this accountability can be from all the conflicts that have occurred from WWII onward.

[@ramy8700]

Humans don't have free will

[@DonFanningThe]

​@@ramy8700 Alright zombie, you bray up with the herd then? Tool. Your the reason they killed jesus. :P

[@DonFanningThe]

@@ramy8700 Saying that life is deterministic is sorta playing the victim card don't you think? Apathetical much? Can't understand that we're in both states of playing parts in the passion play and having the free will of what to do while were at those places? Are you one to ignore the begger or one to help them or one to sit with them? The freedom to choose is only limited by your heart and resources and skill and knowledge. Certainly there are selfish bastages - I'm uncertain where you stand but I am one of those who doesn't run away from fires.. i run into them. and I'm not prepared for it but do it because there wasn't someone. Life isn't a spectator sport, One liners are best left for bumperstickers.

[@ramy8700]

@@DonFanningThe I didn't choose either my resources or heart. My point stands.

[@DonFanningThe]

@@ramy8700 cowards blame everyone else and never take responsibility for their actions. So a person like you would blame a general or the military industrial complex for forcing you to be a complete knob that doesn't even detail your point other than to say that you personally are a vapid tool. Thanks for playing spot-a-troll! Have a nice day!

[@soppingclam]

Either way, I enjoyed landing my AH-64E v6 on it a few months ago. Apart from the lift getting stuck when I was to fly off a day later

[@sjsharks2106]

Just imagine what kind of help struggling Americans could have with that kind of money yearly

[@TomNook.]

Connecting 750 toilets to 1 cleaning system probably not a good idea 😅

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

In a very restricted space like a ship or aircraft carrier, believe it or not, they actually have computer scientists (on programming simulation), statisticians, experienced actual plumbers, engineers et al ALL SITTING DOWN for months and months, to figure out the MOST EFFICIENT way --- that is also THE SAFEST way ---- to "route" every thing, including plumbing system. Remember, in the Ford class, every single part was put through computer simulation BEFORE they're built, separately, and then they're put together. Currently, this particular "routing" of these toilets likely is the best they could do, due to many other equally important feature considerations. The Pentagon like will need a plumbing "genius" to help them take it to the next level.

[@TomNook.]

@@kiabtoomlauj6249 Imagine putting that on your CV "Experience with simulating ejection of waste movements from 750 disposal systems"

[@irispaiva]

No idea why they just don't dump it into the water, I mean its just biological matter like urine and feces

[@eurasiaacaci.-110]

@@TomNook. probably give me a tumour on my head if I sat on that meeting for an hour or so.

[@JanvanDeBoerka]

@@kiabtoomlauj6249blablabla

[@zacharydavis4398]

Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness

[@ahmad000almahdi]

.....« إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا » 🥰....>>

[@brettrichardson7924]

I wish it was easy as taking a percentage of spending and putting it towards medical or education but the system itself needs fixing. Any additional money thrown at it without repairing trust and openness in the government to the public will only end in padding useless people.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Since the US spends less than 3.5% of it's gdp on it's military, it's not a huge amount when you realize most countries spend more.

[@Cyclic420]

Education is on the state level not federal

[@jayhuang7747]

education and medical will do the same. both parties fighting all time is because of $$$$.

[@Tominator313]

Medical? Stop the Lawyers from getting millions for a hangnail! Education? The "Woke" generation is in charge and in most cities, the graduation rate is plummeting while there are fewer children per teacher. I agree that something should be done, but like all government ran entities, throwing more money after bad is not the answer!

[@jameswatson5807]

@@nobodyspecial4702 But you have a huge debt.

[@maxmagnus777]

"The carrier comes at COOL 100 000 000 000$" Yeah, that is so cool.

[@shyheartexplorer1984]

Thanks for your service cousin Lt. Commodore Paul Castillo philam us navy seal ❤ 🇵🇭❤️🇺🇸

[@kylesmith8128]

400,000 to unclog the toilet? This seems like a great time to remind everyone not to flush their tampons or wipes or anything but toilet paper and bodily waste. Tampons and wet wipes cause millions of dollars of plumbing damage every year. Like....tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for guys to come out and fish out a giant ball of tampons and wet wipes.

[@nadheem420]

Why do white people wipe your asses with paper, don't you have water there. Even Middle east uses water while you use paper. After so much innovation, you still use paper? Really....

[@scottadkins9040]

Tampons would not be a problem if women were not allowed to serve on combat vessels.

[@kjl3080]

@@scottadkins9040 what the hell are you implying

[@scottadkins9040]

@@kjl3080 I'm not implying anything; I am saying women have no place on combat vessels. Period.

[@Mr.MBarrett]

And what happens when governments begin employing drone surveillance domestically? There's many terrifying things that can go wrong with this technology in the wrong hands.

[@bjorn1583]

its already happening

[@huntakilla1234]

If NASA received the same amount of funding that the military industrial complex receives, we'd have a colony on mars within a couple years.

[@kid_missive]

Which would benefit who?

[@SpeaksYourWord]

@@kid_missive Humankind. Instead of a few old defense contractors and generals.

[@huntakilla1234]

@@kid_missive Humanity. Whether it's a super volcano under Yellowstone, a massive solar flare, nuclear annihilation, an extinction level meteor, or something else, sooner or later, something's gonna happen that's gonna wipe us off the map. We owe it to ourselves to survive. For the human species to keep on going. The fact remains, is that our sun will eventually run out of fuel, at which point it will become either a white dwarf, or explode into a giant supernova. Both scenarios mean the end for our solar system.

[@shasanmaz]

too far away for us to make it live.

[@arnoldvezbon6131]

They can't even get to the moon lol. To bad they lost all that tech from the 60s...

[@venkeyjakkampudi8054]

The thought of lethal drones above my head is worrying me. Hope the humanity will stop these kind of weapons

[@yeti8631]

Well if you live in the U.S you good. If you don't than I will pray.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Here's a thought, don't attack the US and you got nothing to fear. Stupidly attack the US, or claim to harbor those who did and you get lethal drones above your head and nothing to fear for long.

[@Cyclic420]

No worse then the thought of an attack helicopter or plane

[@kx7500]

wait until you learn about the nukes pointed at your head 24/7

[@sullivanl3305]

@@yeti8631 Cringe

[@aaronmckechnie4467]

Imagine matching that $800B per year on good food and housing for the US most poor, needy, impoverished and for all there that need it.

[@jaymartindionaldo5041]

“They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.”

[@Swag_Messiah519]

Hush child. Without our weapons EVERONE will be poor. Dont disrespect the country you live in.

[@MiraGOO]

They have money for war and pay the veteran, the poor is useless

[@Tominator313]

Though I am very much FOR these improvements that result in a superior and more effective military presence, this video hints at the true cost of all military procurements! In the past, I have bid on various items or had others show me what I had already known due to experience. I'll make this short.....take a 12MM Grade 8 bolt. Any one of us can go to various stores and buy this, for say $1. Picture the expense of having to catalog and store this ONE bolt for a certain project? And then it must be procured from an approved supplier for 10 times the amount stated. Strict rules for our little bolt and if the rules are not followed? Writeups and possible loss on contract! Now! These same rules apply to EVERY PART of EVERY CONTRACT on EVERY MILITARY piece of equipment built in the last 50 years or will be built in the future! It is not possible to imagine said cost!....And just for fun, I'll just mention that anything but the hardware and that is up for bid, goes to whatever company gives donations to a particular politician. And today? It is quite obvious that politicians are more interested in spending money than in protecting our nation!

[@bankerdave888]

Just think which States, Cities or Companies delays would benefit, and you'll know why some special interests are pushing for delays.

[@Ap_twsh]

lot of money to go around 😉

[@t1uan98]

800B and yet the country has no health care and homeless is out of control. Well done America

[@abdul2009]

And here is me thinking the cost of war is supposed be measured in lives lost, not the amount of effort put in, and the amount of dollars spent, towards being the better murderer

[@abdul2009]

@@mahlina1220 i don't know what "tout" means, and I can't be bothered looking it up right now, but i think i get what you're tryna say anyway; and yes, exactly!

[@cashewnuttel9054]

If you want to stop the murders then you'll need to stop the murderer. Also I think mahlina1220 was insulting you because you have the name "Abdul" which sounds Muslim, and she was saying that you keep praising (touting) your religion as a religion of peace while you commit terrorist attacks.

[@XxThePlaylistxX]

All of those things should be measured and repeated. The economic costs of war has caused widespread human suffering and devastation throughout history, its very important that we understand all of the costs and consequences of war, not just the casualties.

[@randell9667]

@@mahlina1220 All religion is evil for exactly the same reason, for it seeks to divide rather than unite. This is our god, for our people, and it's all founded on lies by schizophrenic bronze age peasants hearing voices. The world will never have peace until religion is simply a thing of the past, a thing of myth and legend.

[@abba3629]

They Really Spend it Well and Wisely.

[@rjgreen9527]

All I know is we better not lose a war

[@StockyDude]

We won’t lose a conventional war, but everyone already knows that, so they know to fight an unconventional war where our technological edge is less effective. Look at the Taliban. For the last 2 years of the war, they tried not to do large scale attacks against American troops. It gave the impression to the American public that we are just wasting money and lives interfering with a family squabble that didn’t concern us (which was sort of true).

[@Deep-dive-hustle]

Already lost to Vietnam and talliban

[@Strydr8105]

As an American taxpayer, every penny is worth our protection!!!!!!! No matter the costs!!!!!

[@blackwolf-sf1dy]

Was in the military in the 80es, i ordered a tiny screw to repair a piece of equipment and it cost 82 dollars for a 5 cent screw and that was 40 years ago.

[@junior1497]

It’s because the screw is “military grade”

[@blackwolf-sf1dy]

@junior1497 .maybe but it came in a medium size box, large amount of insulation. I actually got in trouble for ordering it. Afterwards we all had to go thru a supervisor before we ordered anything after that..i kind of wonder how much it would cost now

[@disposabull]

Stuff like that normally happens because the designers used a non-standard screw. So the manufacturers had to individually machine each screw, then the logistics people had to spend 20 years cataloguing & auditing the screw in a secure, climate controlled warehouse before you ordered it. Then it has to go through a military supply chain and get flown on a globemaster to your location. The $82 is reflective of the total cost that the military had to pay when all the other stuff is taken into account, not just the bill of materials for making the screw. It's not just the military that has these problems. Lets say your company has a service contract with 20 local hospitals to guarantee that broken lightbulbs will be fixed within 2 hours. The cost of offering that service comes out to $100 per lightbulb on average so that is what is on the bill.

[@yellowcard7139]

Did you know the US military has been shrinking since the fall of the USSR.

[@kiro9257]

Exactly. Even then, current military spending is actually at its lowest compared to the 1st Cold War US administrations. The budget looks so large because of inflation and rising GDP.

[@mostlyshorts7462]

Because Russia became way way less of a threat

[@luisfelix5291]

Better to have a bigger stronger military than to be bothered or bullied

[@SteveEddy-od7fb]

Hmmm yes I agree but our own federal state and local governments are bullying us citizens with inflation! My state of Washington is one of the WORST

[@truthseeking6611]

@@SteveEddy-od7fb "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." Benjamin Franklin.

[@braudhadoch3432]

Sick of whole generations of young men being drafted and wiped out. Bring on the robots. War drafts are sexisst in scope and illegal.

[@JackDespero]

Honestly, as a fusion researcher, there is a comment, especially in the US that pisses me off so much "Well, fusion is always 20 years away, amirite?? And ITER is so expensive!" The US alone paid DOUBLE for a SINGLE aircraft carrier (and it has 13) than the entire ITER cost, and despite aircraft carriers being basically a very advanced boat, they still got it wrong, but somehow, fusion should be achieved with a tiny fraction of the cost, on completely new technology. With no issues, of course. The US could sell half of its aircraft carriers, still have more than the rest of the world combined, and have fusion 10 or 20 years ago. And I am not even talking about the military as a whole, just about aircraft carriers. With 800 billion a year, you could switch the entire US electric system to fusion in a decade. The US has increased its fusion budget this year in an umprecendented amount, and everybody is very excited. The amount? 500 million. It sounds like a lot, until you realize that it is less than the of those stupid planes (taking into account how much the program costed). We could have yet another plane that needs to be landed because it doesn't work, or massively help solve the energy problem of the next generation, hum... And there was still a debate about it. As a researcher in the , it pisses me off so much that people complain about the cost ot things, when there is a

[@joereality1664]

Even with these insane costs, the entire military doesn't even make up a quarter of government spending.

[@WhatmoralrightdoesUShave]

Actually its about half.

[@alquinn8576]

@@WhatmoralrightdoesUShave half of discretionary spending, not half of total spending

[@joereality1664]

@@alquinn8576 nope, about 12% of total spending.

[@alquinn8576]

@@joereality1664 that's why I said half of _discretionary_ spending

[@joereality1664]

@@alquinn8576 replied to the wrong person

[@averageguy1261]

I wish we could spend half of that (our taxes) on schools, infrastructure, community programs, job training, first responders, health care, etc.

[@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169]

bad Idea

[@averageguy1261]

@@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 for the sake of discussion, why do you think so?

[@DefnotKaisey]

@@averageguy1261 I also agree but the problem is if we want that then we will have to decrease money In the budget which will effect American allies.(Also if ur gonna use why Canada has free Healthcare etc you do realize they're basically under American protection )

[@averageguy1261]

@@DefnotKaisey Appreciate the comment. I'll add that I understand there are merits in policing the world and keeping peace through power. However the US outspends the next Nine countries... COMBINED. Pragmatically, we Americans pay taxes on food, gas, income, birth, death , etc. We're taxed to death, literally. I say let our allies pay their share. I'd like to see a bigger return on American citizens... or less taxes. Just saying.

[@Carbidestruck]

As much as I love the MIC, Americas reluctance to implement basic safety nets is baffling.

[@TomSwift-wy1gx]

You spent $10 billion dollars on that! OMG! Won that war, saved a nation, prevented 1,000,000 friendly deaths. What's the price tag on that?

[@DanielSMatthews]

If you get there in the end you are still at the destination, and if you are the best yet still almost fail then you can be sure that the rest of the pack will not be able to follow you, and that folks is how you obtain credible deterrence.

[@hootcompute]

Paid for by the US military industrial complex. This is just a paid advertisement for more military expenditure.

[@arrielradja5522]

No. Not everything is connected, my friend. The truth is war is expensive like really expensive.

[@hootcompute]

@@arrielradja5522 yes, the US military supplied a soldier and Lockheed stock footage... because it's expensive? This is marketing.

[@nasigorengpecelesteh1506]

Yang sangat perlu kita pahami perkembangan teknologi militer itu sebanding dengan musuh.. Jika tidak ada musuh yang sangat kuat dan besar..maka dengan sendiri nya teknologi militer akan berhenti... Karena itu amerika selalu dan akan selalu mencari dan bahkan menumbuhkan musuh mereka sendiri

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

Don't be jealous. Your country doesn't have the brains needed for such development.

[@BarbaraLepage1]

This video would provide a comprehensive look at how the U.S. military budget is spent, highlighting both the financial details and the broader implications of such a massive expenditure on war machines and defense infrastructure.

[@cjgparas3]

Thank you USA for maintaining the world in order.

[@kayp4563]

😂 how did u come up with that? Was it actual facts or just your “thought”

[@jaskirat816]

I can sense the sarcasm in this comment😂

[@dreamwworld]

war is a business

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@mahlina1220 Well obviously except for the ones starting the war!

[@frac8220]

Taco Bell better be banned from the new aircraft carrier if it costs $400,000 to unclog the toilet

[@canufi6my]

Diarrhea doesn't clog toilets, but feminine hygiene products do!

[@clydelaya6230]

We may not understand how many they spent but we know that the moment US show a weakness and opening the enemy will not missed the chance.

[@bieronsomslao8552]

worth spending🙏🙏👍👍

[@Propagandalf0]

money printer go brrrr. Funds for health care: currently not available, stand by.

[@MHolt-t6y]

Our health care system is a monopolized crime gang.

[@jaimeosorio5368]

It's worth every penny. The world is crazy and I'm happy and pround US in my country.

[@ffurtado97]

basically you upgrade the three forces for something way better? so what? if you can to maintain international relevance and power position, that's a price to pay, and it's quite cheap.

[@canufi6my]

War machines? I call them "Peace Machines". A strong country with the ability to annihilate an enemy is less likely to be attacked by a weaker country. But more likely to be attacked by terrorist cells. By displaying the enormous ability of defense and offense most wars can be avoided. AEDD

[@fuckoff4705]

it would be a nice comment if america didnt have a history of overthrowing democracies and trying to police the world, half of the countries around the world would call it terrorist machines

[@BM-zm1jl]

By that logic let's give everyone nukes. Then we can truly have world peace

[@canufi6my]

@@BM-zm1jl lol, Everyone has nukes, that's why we aren't nuking each other. But someday it will happen.

[@nadheem420]

Aah, at last, found " The Patriot American "😂😂