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galacticaactual ◴[] No.45078290[source]
Ironic that everyone talking shit about "building killing machines" probably also has Ukraine flags next to their PFPs. How you think Ukraine fighting their war right now fam - with sticks and bottle rockets?
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1. wildzzz ◴[] No.45079816[source]
I work in the defense industry. I have a personal philosophy that I will never work on a platform that could be used to directly or even indirectly harm an individual person (like a fighter jet radar system). So far I've been able to stick to it. While I do think offensive weapons are a necessary part of life in these times, I don't want any of my work going towards building them. Of course some of the profit I help my company make likely goes towards developing new offensive weapons, my taxes will always fund my government's purchase and use of these weapons no matter who I work for.
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2. galacticaactual ◴[] No.45080398[source]
A luxurious position bred of first world arrogance.
3. KineticLensman ◴[] No.45081909[source]
But if you are working on enablers (comms, logistics, sensors, trainers, etc, etc) you are still supporting the overall kill chain.
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