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.
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.
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
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.
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
Plus all the social amenities that come with a Communist way of life, sure.
None of which North Korea offers.
Lies and slander. You’ve won 3 generations of free housing and employment in North Korea.
So do most countries overall.
Not to argue your point. It’s valid, but you may have chosen the wrong metric to illustrate it.