Weapons stockpile
By Bill Bramhall, https://www.gocomics.com/bill-bramhall/2026/08/18
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View original on lemmy.worldBy Bill Bramhall, https://www.gocomics.com/bill-bramhall/2026/08/18
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You know what's been increasing at an alarming rate? Soft-target drones.
You know those light shows in China? Those are like the moon landings; "hey look what we can do, don't fight us". America is not showcasing these, but it was the first to start stockpiling them.
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/Oh6jZJgn1wi5Z_tAX2tqWDMXvokC8fue/
If humans remain "in control" there will eventually be an agreement on AI murder drones being used on human targets. Like nukes, everyone will stockpile them so no one uses them on people.
Before this happens though, there needs to be a Hiroshima to wake everyone up and move them to act. I'm not advocating this, merely pointing to history.
Right now, the biggest contenders for where our "AI Hiroshima" will occur, are on any of the "races" Israel is bent on genociding, or on the American public when lord diapers feels he's finally up against a wall, or already almost dead from his ongoing health complications.
Actually that's a silver lining to Hormuz I hadnt thought of, so thanks for that. At the rate Raytheon builds patriots we have a couple of years now. Hopefully mango mussolini will be dead before they're ready to invade Greenland
Ammo and weapons go bad in storage. Need to use up the piles or there won't be room to store the new batches being constantly pumped out.
MIC stocks go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Bullets and artillery shells can be pumped out ( though they are not,) as they are comparably simple.
Patriot missiles are made in like 3 places on the planet and they are not made quickly.
Can I ask you though, how come, why not?
Aren't they?
The shtick has been for decades to start new wars to expend ammunition and hardware to replenish it with the new and improved designs.
What's changed? I haven't checked Northrop or Halliburton stocks in some time but I can't imagine they're hurting.
Northrop Grumman makes weapon systems, fighter jets and cruise missiles. Not stuff getting fired from a cannon. Shells are cheap and so are the margins. They are still using some designs from 75 years ago.
The US just doesn't fight wars with cannons(if they can help it, in sure they used them plenty when occupying Iraq and Afghanistan). The Ukrainians are though and it's using up a lot the available shells at a rate the US and NATO can't replace them at. They have increased production but nothing near the rate they could if they really wanted to.
Huh!
Hmm.
I don't... Who does manufacture the ammo? I can look this up. But I much prefer talking to a person who seems to know. It's like an AI, but actual intelligence. Much niftier.
Edit: Shells are cheap, and so are the margins.... Huh... So I bet if you wanna make real money you have to sell in big bulk. Who are the big bulkists?
Fair distinction.
Hopefully America collapses before you can build any more God damn child seeking missiles.
Is this implying that Trump can read a graph?
It would have been better for me at least if it said "Why did Biden do this?"
I love the tie and the tiny little hands.