What would it take for a new player to enter the market? I realize there are a lot of obstacles, but sounds like having options is a national security issue.
I am by no means an expert, but I suppose that this would be tremendously hard for a company/organization without decades of experience, know-how and insanely expensive infrastructure.
When will humans learn that making peace is cheaper than making ~~war~~ defense?
When assholes like Russia and Iran stop bullying their neighbors
Close, but I bet you €2.50 that they say "we'll stop when they stop making us do it!".
It's the ciiiiircle of the military industrial complex 🎵
And the biggest bully: the US.
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