The Rise of Trump and Its Global Implications - Trump and the Theatre of Arms Acquisitions
President-elect Trump has made a show of criticising the US arms industry for producing expensive weapons, particularly singling out the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. This is all just theatre, however, since he has few options other than continuing to buy from traditional US defence firms.
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84851 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42011 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | President-elect Trump has made a show of criticising the US arms industry for producing expensive weapons, particularly singling out the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. This is all just theatre, however, since he has few options other than continuing to buy from traditional US defence firms. |
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