wtf is going on in this dudes head that he thinks we should try to match combined Russian and Chinese nuclear arsenals without increasing defense spending…? Nukes got cheap or something? Does he want nukes to get cheap?

These people can’t think past simple number totals. Number of nukes. Number of ships. Number of soldiers. He’s never heard of quality vs quantity or technological superiority? Superiority in tactics, strategy, morale, any of that? Just sheer mass?

I mean, yeah, we can probably save some money with improved procurement practices, but not that much. A nuclear powered aircraft carrier is still basically a floating city, the things ain’t cheap.