Liberal Forum

It turns out that we don't care if we win or lose any war. It's about keeping weapon contractors in business. Therefore, war is a product. If we lose, it doesn't matter. If we win, it doesn't matter. The companies we use to manufacture our weapons are not just profitable, they are necessary for their companies survival. If we decreased their sales, then they would probably fall. The US defense system is their primary contract. Their golden egg. War has to last or they fall. 


Here is what will happen to the top weapon contractors, that the US uses, if we decreased our weaponry supply and use. 

• Lockheed Martin: It would be devastated. Most of its business ultimately depends on U.S. defense contracts. Factories would close, tens of thousands could lose their jobs, and the company would probably shrink dramatically or break into smaller aerospace and technology businesses.
• Northrop Grumman: Similar result. Its military aircraft, nuclear systems, missile-defense and space operations rely heavily on government purchasing.
• RTX: Raytheon’s weapons division would contract severely, but RTX would probably survive through Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Collins Aerospace.
• Boeing: Its defense division would suffer, but the company could survive through commercial aircraft and aviation services—assuming that side remained healthy.
• L3Harris: It would lose much of its missile-propulsion, communications and military-electronics business and would need major restructuring.