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all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 2 days ago

South Korea Is Stepping Up the East Asian Arms Race

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South Korea Is Stepping Up the East Asian Arms Race

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all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 2 days ago
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Donald Trump has approved a deal with South Korea to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines. Combined with Trump’s aggressive posture toward China, the move will further exacerbate tensions in a volatile region.
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    Strapping in for an earful about how South Korea’s $41B military budget simply isn’t enough, because the threat of the perfidious Northerners is so existential. Incidentally, the North Korean military has a smaller budget than the NYPD.

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      While the budget comparison to the NYPD may well be true (I’ll take your word for it), when you’re paying your soldiers a dollar a day the $11bn the NYPD spends each year goes a long way

      https://vera-institute.files.svdcdn.com/production/downloads/publications/a-look-inside-the-new-york-city-police-department-budget.pdf?dm=1592419744

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department

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        when you’re paying your soldiers a dollar a day

        Plus all the social amenities that come with a Communist way of life, sure.

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          None of which North Korea offers.

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            Lies and slander. You’ve won 3 generations of free housing and employment in North Korea.

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      smaller budget than the NYPD

      So do most countries overall.

      Not to argue your point. It’s valid, but you may have chosen the wrong metric to illustrate it.

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