Realities of US Military Procurement and Exports to Europe
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#73RG5)
The US military-industrial complex (MIC) operates in a highly protected, alliance-driven market, not a free global competition. The claim that Europe building its own gear will harm the US MIC" is indeed absurd in scale and ignores structural imbalances, NATO interoperability requirements, Buy American rules, and massive US export dependence on European demand. Below is ...