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[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think it's important to note that modern supplies have a timeline on them and from what I understand we've provided both isreal and ukraine with supplies on the cusp of or already expired to which we would have had to replace them anyway.

You may not like it, and I don't agree with it, but they are technically saving the taxpayer money because if they didn't do this the items would be taken to a UEX ranch and blown up, costing significantly more for the taxpayer in transport and work than just selling it to the locals and replacing the stock with new.

As a direct point to this, the russians bought north korean artillery shells* and they are killing more russians and their equipment than actually firing towards targets.

*Many of the shells that russia bought from north korea are actually the shells the USSR sold NK before they collapsed. Explosive ordinance and munitions tend to require controlled environments for long term storage or they have an expected low lifetime viability. (especially if affected by humid conditions)