What are large scale wars going to be like when many countries have weak or multi-country manufacturing bases?

[repoman]

I just can't imagine another World War II style war again. And that was also a resource war for fuels, minerals and things like rubber. But at the time most countries could make much of there own weapons and war supplies from scratch at home in they had the raw materials.

In fact have larger wars not happened because the problems foreseen from having such integrated (physical products - not financial sector) economies shattered and scrambling for replacements?

Kind of reminds me in a tangential way of Arthur C Clarke's short story "Superiority".

I know the US (our companies) makes and sells a lot of weapons around the world. But what I am talking about it having the ability to wage a large war for a while with a country and it not being a problem that you can't get raw materials or finished goods from them or their allies for the duration of the war. If the US fought China in a direct war, I can't imagine how that would effect us.

This is probably why there are so many proxy wars instead.

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

The US has strategic stockpiles of most raw materials it needs to pursue a war. We wouldn't be stopped by shortages of much.

 

[Elixir]

I just can't imagine another World War II style war again. And that was also a resource war for fuels, minerals and things like rubber. But at the time most countries could make much of there own weapons and war supplies from scratch at home in they had the raw materials.

In fact have larger wars not happened because the problems foreseen from having such integrated (physical products - not financial sector) economies shattered and scrambling for replacements?

Kind of reminds me in a tangential way of Arthur C Clarke's short story "Superiority".

I know the US (our companies) makes and sells a lot of weapons around the world. But what I am talking about it having the ability to wage a large war for a while with a country and it not being a problem that you can't get raw materials or finished goods from them or their allies for the duration of the war. If the US fought China in a direct war, I can't imagine how that would effect us.

This is probably why there are so many proxy wars instead.

That's one of the really good reasons for continuing to arm our enemies. What would become of the military-industrial complex if we were the only ones able to wage really big wars? It would wither on the vine, that's what.

 

[Jayjay]

I just can't imagine another World War II style war again. And that was also a resource war for fuels, minerals and things like rubber. But at the time most countries could make much of there own weapons and war supplies from scratch at home in they had the raw materials.

In fact have larger wars not happened because the problems foreseen from having such integrated (physical products - not financial sector) economies shattered and scrambling for replacements?

Kind of reminds me in a tangential way of Arthur C Clarke's short story "Superiority".

I know the US (our companies) makes and sells a lot of weapons around the world. But what I am talking about it having the ability to wage a large war for a while with a country and it not being a problem that you can't get raw materials or finished goods from them or their allies for the duration of the war. If the US fought China in a direct war, I can't imagine how that would effect us.

This is probably why there are so many proxy wars instead.

That's one of the really good reasons for continuing to arm our enemies. What would become of the military-industrial complex if we were the only ones able to wage really big wars? It would wither on the vine, that's what.

Even the MIC doesn't want really big wars, but rather, lots of small wars to justify its existence.

 

[barbos]

That's one of the really good reasons for continuing to arm our enemies. What would become of the military-industrial complex if we were the only ones able to wage really big wars? It would wither on the vine, that's what.

Even the MIC doesn't want really big wars, but rather, lots of small wars to justify its existence.

Cold War was perfect for them, now they are working hard to start a new one.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Even the MIC doesn't want really big wars, but rather, lots of small wars to justify its existence.

Cold War was perfect for them, now they are working hard to start a new one.

Putin is the one trying to restart it--he hates the fact that the former Soviet republics don't want to be part of Russia. America-hatred is also useful for drumming up support.