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[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 8 points 5 days ago

Protecting your own country doesn't always involve actively declaring war with everyone. Often it's economic or cyber infrastructure hardening related

[–] SeraphimNova@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

The attack industry

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For countries like Finland, the Ministry of Defense is not about offense, and is very heavily armed.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And they already stopped using the swastika in 2017!

[–] troed@fedia.io 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yeah ... no.

Ask Europeans if they feel working in that industry right now feels like anything but for defensive reasons.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

OK then, I feel likes our defense industry is working for US imperialism and hegemony.
Which is our role as vasals.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Indeedy, my wife works for the German army.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

So the US and Shitrael

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Defense does also do defense in a lot of cases

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago
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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Gentlemen! There will be no fighting in the War Room!

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

WWII was the war to end all wars, so we couldn't have a department of war anymore. Still "needed" and army , navy, marines and all the weapons for them though so we created the department of defense.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago

Well I mean yeah. "Defense" just sounds better on TV.

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