Self-tutoring about defense spending: the tutor looks into a situation of procurement. I’m not in the military, but it’s a world I’m familiar with. Back in the 90s it seemed to be dying; today, it seems to be ramping up. …
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Self-tutoring about potential arms purchases during uncertain trade policies: the tutor makes a few observations. In general, people might have a cynical mind about defense spending. The US spent over 2 trillion in Afghanistan, yet the Taliban seem to have …
Self-tutoring about military technology: the tutor looks up the term ballistic missile. I’ve heard of ballistic missiles for decades. Yet, what is one? A ballistic missile is rocket-propelled. It follows a ballistic curve: its propulsion stage lasts only a few …
Self-tutoring about military technology: the tutor mentions depleted uranium munitions. Depleted uranium munitions contain low-radiation uranium that’s left over after the high-grade uranium has been removed from a large sample. The leftover uranium that’s used in munitions, according to the …
Self-tutoring about world trends: the tutor looks into the world’s military spending. The world military spending rate is 2.3% of GDP in 2021. Source: cia.gov
Reading leads to more self-tutoring: the tutor reveals what he just learned: radar is an acronym. RADAR: RAdio Detection And Ranging In this context, ranging apparently means determining the detected object’s range, or distance away. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). …
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