There would probably be near zero electronics and machine manufacturing in the US without military spending. I really cannot emphasize enough how many shops out there are kept alive by military contracts stipulating domestic manufacturing.
This is also why the defense budget never gets cut, by dems or repubilicans. It's the backstop for a gazillion jobs and domestic manufacturing capability.
As much as I dislike the US' militaristic identity and especially its foreign policy, and would like nothing more than to slash the military budget in half and use it for something beneficial, when it comes to the economic benefits of the military-industrial complex, you're absolutely right.
There would probably be near zero electronics and machine manufacturing in the US without military spending. I really cannot emphasize enough how many shops out there are kept alive by military contracts stipulating domestic manufacturing.
This is also why the defense budget never gets cut, by dems or repubilicans. It's the backstop for a gazillion jobs and domestic manufacturing capability.