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@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2026-08-15 15:14:57

Trump insisting on steam catapults on carriers and World War 2 design will go down in the history books as one of the craziest things a US president did with his military.
Xi is grabbing some extra popcorn...
#trump #crazy

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-08-14 08:42:40

Having visited sad, hollowed out, Huntingdon last year, I can understand the attraction of #MilitaryKeynesianism, but as the article argues, the local benefits are small and the political costs are big, drawing local government into the military net.
Local authorities are being roped into running militarised economies | Morning Star

@davej@dice.camp
2026-05-22 15:32:59
Content warning: CW: uspol, offshore oil drilling, military readiness.

So, this would be some subset of the 800 or so general-level officers who rubber-stamped #Trump’s #ForeignPolicy objectives, now complaining that #military concerns take a backseat to commercial interests—as if this…

@newstik@social.heise.de
2026-06-27 05:15:29

My bet: At least one of the plants #Volkswagen wants to close will find new use for #military purposes.

@stefanlaser@social.tchncs.de
2026-07-23 07:09:42

#Germany to buy direct stakes in #military tech startups. Offering ever more support for companies, the most questionable ones, while pressuring workers and holding back infrastructure investments.
This policy #reform

Photo form an FT.com article, with the last paragraph paraphrasing industry exports that partly don't like these semi-direct state investment;  they would rather just have the orders, which is an astounding statement on its own