They take 2 years to build, the military bought 57 last year, and we went through 850 so far in this war.
Wow. No wonder Trump is leaning towards a ground invasion.
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Even the most heartless, unempathetic among us who don't care we're in a war must realize: among many other things, this is a shit ton of spending. These things are not cheap.
The man is (further) bankrupting a nation with poor decisions.
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Tomahawks need semiconductors. Semiconductors need rare earth metals. The biggest producer/refiner of REMs is China, by far. So when the Iran war eventually ends, the US will want to replenish their stock piles, thus they'll need access to Chinas rare earth market.
I wonder if China will use that leverage. They could restrict access for whatever reason, leaving the US potentially unable to defend Taiwan. At the same time, this would probably alarm every other REM-dependent nation to ramp up alternative supply chains. So this leaverage can be used only once.
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I’m sure there won’t be any consequences from these actions
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