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minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agotbf a lot of military budget is on R&D and equipment, training is only a tiny fraction of it. Just compare the spending and the personnel with China.
minus-squarejaspersgroove@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoI don’t think it’s tiny enough that you could multiply it by 20 and still call it tiny.
tbf a lot of military budget is on R&D and equipment, training is only a tiny fraction of it. Just compare the spending and the personnel with China.
I don’t think it’s tiny enough that you could multiply it by 20 and still call it tiny.