[gamepsys]

That seems to be the recent business plan of the military industrial complex. Wars aren't popular among US voters, and military recruitment numbers are struggling. Instead, if we sell slightly dated weapons to foreign armies then the money keeps flowing into our war economy.

I think this strategy will only work because of MAD, and it's essentially a modification of our previous proxy war strategies that existed prior. It has several risks and benefits. I'm worried that the separation Americans feel (we aren't at war, one of our allies we are heavily supporting is) isn't the same level of separation that the other side of the conflict feels. I'm worried that some of these allies will be manipulated into conflicts in order to generate customers. I'm worried that if our soldiers are needed too many of them won't have combat experience, which improves their effectiveness. I'm worried that the loss of life will have less of an emotional impact when it's happening to other people far away.

The benefit of not risking American lives while still maintaining cashflow for weapons R&D is massive though.

[llamaimperative]

Not a new strategy, predates MAD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease

> I'm worried that some of these allies will be manipulated into conflicts in order to generate customers

Manipulated into being invaded?