Why the US Military Costs so Much | Wendover Productions
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Why the US Military Costs so Much | Wendover Productions

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202630 min
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Why the US Military Costs so Much Sign up for Nebula for 40% off: https://nebula.tv/wendover Watch the Nebula-exclusive episode about the Logistics of Arms Manufacturing: https://nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logistics-of-arms-manufacturingYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: [email protected] Other emails: [email protected] Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsWriting by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Animation led by Max Moser Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon BuckmasterReferences [1] https://people.defensenews.com/top-100/ [2] https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content...

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At base, every military has defensive capabilities—they're able to protect their homeland from foreign threats. Iceland's armed forces, for example, comprise four ships, one airplane, three helicopters, and four radar stations—all operated by the country's coast guard.

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Beyond a small paramilitary peacekeeping unit made up of volunteers, the nation has nearly no capabilities to deploy abroad—in fact, its constitution doesn't even have a mechanism to declare war. Some militaries build on their defensive capabilities with limited expeditionary posturing—ability

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to wage a small-scale operation abroad. This requires an expensive mix of training, equipment, and planning. Whereas domestic capabilities can be permanent and stationary, all expeditionary capabilities inherently must be designed to be temporary and mobile.

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