Could the US Defense Industry or Industrial Military Complex Exist Without Wars?
There are some folks who believe that the United States goes out of its way to start wars, but is that really a fair assessment? No, not really, still it’s not to say that a rogue nation-state despot or dictator should go out of their way to provoke us either. Not long ago, I was discussing this with an acquaintance, and they indicated that; “without wars, the defense industry would not exist in the end.” Okay so, this is a fair assessment, the industry would cease to exist, but the companies would still exist, they’d just build different stuff, and re-invent themselves. For instance, they might become Natural Disaster response companies, or design a Planetary Defense system to stop an incoming asteroid. It’s still defense in many regards. Maybe they would go out and stop Cyclones, Hurricanes, and typhoons. You see, they don’t care what they build really; they just get a contract and set up a project management team, make prototypes, and then manufacture. They could make day-care cente
