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2017-01-01 Arabia

Saudi defense industry is a national priority

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Posted by Fred 2017-01-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 ...One tiny lil' problem with this plan: you've got a few generations of Saudis who believe that manual labor (as in assembling/maintaining weapons and weapons systems) is beneath them. They'll end up going right back to TCNs to do everything, but this time the Saudis may very well not be able to afford the salaries they shelled out in the past. Short version: I think the Saudi government is starting to go full Iranian (wild claims about capabilities, indigenous weapons, etc).

And you never go full Iranian.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-01-01 08:44|| 2017-01-01 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Translation: with oil prices of today can't afford western toys (which our military can't operate anyway) anymore.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-01-01 09:51|| 2017-01-01 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Paging Pakistani military contractors to the white courtesy phone...

Posted by ed in texas 2017-01-01 11:56|| 2017-01-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

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