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The U.S. Can Afford a Bigger Military. We Just Can’t Build It. (www.wsj.com)

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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 23 points 9 months ago (3 children)

This is a recent photo of the 155mm shell assembly line at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant. Worn down machines on a grimey line. What struck me is how dark the lighting is; I've been to ordinary Chinese factories (ones not handling high explosives) which were much better lit.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 9 months ago

If you slapped some skulls, parchments and stained glass windows here and there this could easily passed for grimdark warhammer 40k manufactorium.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 9 months ago

That does look grim as fuck.

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 9 months ago

Squeezing every cent of profit out of this shitshow.