• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I don’t think so. They can’t manufacture their weapons if the rest of the world stops exporting parts and material inputs to them. They are very far from self-reliant.

    • Absurdly Stupid @lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      That goes both ways, the US is the world’s arms dealer for a reason; not just to “make money”, but to insure that your military is dependent on the USA.