Broad industrial base needed to wage warTotal wars, like World War I and II, are not won in the battlefields but in factories. Thus, rather than establishing defense industries to make the country self-reliant on defense, it is preferable to give incentives to the manufacturers of consumer goods. Hitler noticed this ineptitude of the Soviet military and decided to invade the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa on June 21, 1941. Putin invaded Ukraine in what was supposed to be a walk in the park for the Russian military. North Korea put its emphasis on the development of its defense industries.

Source: Manila Times October 18, 2024 04:02 UTC