The U.S...

>so you can compensate for something

This is not a helpful explanatory paradigm.

is it possible to have morale without nukes?

This, fuck Canada and your awful shitposting. The second it kicks off I'm crossing Superior.

You tags should have listened to Ron Paul desu.

It means the man in charge has a really tiny dick.

It means we should outsource the army to China, where its cheaper

Nothing really.
like 90% of this money is spent on logistics to upkeep fleet of aircraft carriers and gozillions of military bases in half of the world, including active warzones like Iraq and Afghanistan. Shit is expensive.

it means american bootlickers pay socialist welfare state level of taxes, yet get nothing for it except dying for israel

with a 45% accuracy, your first nuke has a high chance of missing russia

This desu there hasn't been a war ww2 for example where we were spending tons of money on the actual equipment to fight the war. This is mostly upkeep doesn't mean not a strong military but its mostly paying for the upkeep.