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[xeromal]

That's not an incorrect way of thinking! If we need it to be effective for self-defense and existence, it probably needs to be protected as such.

[toomuchtodo → xeromal]

For sure. It's clear that in many cases (from pandemic experience), resiliency and supply readiness should be prioritized above cost efficiency.

[Nasrudith → xeromal]

I would call it technically correct but useless only because of how ill defined and exploitable national security is as a notion to bypass all objections by turning everything into an existential threat. Everything is in some degree important to national security - entertainment is a matter of national security because bored soldiers are less vigilant.