• neobunch@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    And you’d be correct. The only reason Israel is a tech powerhouse is them having a captive and defenseless population in which to field-test anything they come up with, AND THEN have everything paid for by the US taxpayer.

    • Eheran@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      As much as we can shit on them, but 4 billion military assistance from the USA does NOT pay everything given the military budget of more than 10x that at 45 billion $. It is a rich country.