The difficulty with 3 is that to some extent you have to maintain constant production of weapons and munitions. Failing to do so means in the event of conflict there will be a serious lag between the need for more weapons and munitions and their availability. Retooling and re-training producers takes time.
Balancing that is walking a knifes edge no matter how you slice it. Ideally weapons would never be needed, but when they are it’s uncertain how many will be needed, what type, etc…
Regardless of underlying economic system the production lines need to be ready to go but not take up to many resources. It’s to an extent inevitable to overproduce during peaceful times.
The difficulty with 3 is that to some extent you have to maintain constant production of weapons and munitions. Failing to do so means in the event of conflict there will be a serious lag between the need for more weapons and munitions and their availability. Retooling and re-training producers takes time.
Balancing that is walking a knifes edge no matter how you slice it. Ideally weapons would never be needed, but when they are it’s uncertain how many will be needed, what type, etc…
Regardless of underlying economic system the production lines need to be ready to go but not take up to many resources. It’s to an extent inevitable to overproduce during peaceful times.
Yes but theres a fine line between producing weapons for defense and mass producing weapons for foreign dictatorships to fuel their genocides