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I have been meaning to do a thread on the one small attribute of the costs and benefits associated with the U.S. provision of money and material to the Ukraine in its defense against Russia. #Ukraine #ElectronicWarfare #intelligence #CostofWar 1/23
War and the preparations for war are extremely expensive. The development of weapon systems is extremely costly and often involves many steps that are not often considered. Let's start by stating that the U.S. Defense Budget is ~$734.34B (2019) 2/23
The U.S. has pledged to Ukraine to date ~$51.08B according ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-aga… of which ~$26.99B is for military related spending. 3/23
There is an immense moral and ethical cowardice in academia and in think tanks. The level of pontification on nuclear war without asking the question what happens next is astounding. What happens when Ukraine is forced into a peace deal that cedes its territories? Some thoughts..
The threat of war is scary. Let's get that off the table. Could it happen, yes. Is there a potential for nuclear conflict, yes. But the threat of nuclear war does not go away with a forced peace deal. In fact the threat of nuclear war grows greater with a forced peace.
1. Russia would interpret a peace deal on the current borders as a victory. I.E. it forced NATO to back down. This would undermine the deterrent effect of NATO and create a very scary precedent both in Ukraine and beyond.
