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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:44 PM Oct 2013

Pentagon is bidding out a $500 BILLION long-range strike bomber program

From Breaking News, blurb by Wall St. Journal:
Boeing, Lockheed Martin to team up on bid for Pentagon's $550 billion long-range strike bomber program.

Imagine that....we need brand new long range bombers....
'cause drones are not doing the job????

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Pentagon is bidding out a $500 BILLION long-range strike bomber program (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 OP

that's a lot of cat food, Grandma nt grasswire Oct 2013 #1

To deter the Soviet Union of course. Old Union Guy Oct 2013 #2

Takes oodles of money to buy the sophisticated weapons-systems in sufficient numbers to be able to indepat Oct 2013 #5

We never seem to have enough military equipment. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #3

Guess we have money for that but not SS. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #4

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

1. that's a lot of cat food, Grandma nt

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:47 PM

Oct 2013

Old Union Guy

(738 posts)

2. To deter the Soviet Union of course.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:48 PM

Oct 2013

Since the end of the Cold War, the USA has kept military spending up as if there were still an arms race.

indepat

(20,899 posts)

5. Takes oodles of money to buy the sophisticated weapons-systems in sufficient numbers to be able to

Reply to Old Union Guy (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 03:30 PM

Oct 2013

exert global hegemony.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

3. We never seem to have enough military equipment.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:11 PM

Oct 2013

How many times does the military use something before they throw it away? They remind me of movie stars who wear a dress or an outfit once and then give it to charity. Their charity is the police departments.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

4. Guess we have money for that but not SS.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:15 PM

Oct 2013

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