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Originally Posted by Geggy
Japan spends somewhere in the vincinity of 30 billion a year on defense yet they're far more technologically advanced than the united states...
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In what way? Because most of the stuff you bought was made there? Its not their technological means that makes them such a world economic power, its their bussiness sense.
They don't innovate anything (besides the occasional robot). They are incredible managers, though.
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Russia and china spends around 110 billion a year on defense combined and they've formed a space alliance and aiming to land on the moon...
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And if this were 1968, I'd be concerned.
Were they to build a long term research center or some sort of colony, that would be impressive.
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United states alone spends 420 billion a year on defense and what do we get...? 9/11... 
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A fluke. A perfect storm of circumstances and years of planning that paid off for a short time.
It wasn't the tech that let us down that day.