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siva7 | karma 3498 | avg karma 3.08 · 2022-01-06 12:12:21

Not everyone has billions like the US mil to throw at

paxys | karma 66162 | avg karma 7.18 · 2022-01-06 12:13:41

They quite literally do.

Their annual defense budget is $5B+.

"Switzerland to Spend $2.5 Billion in Military Upgrades" (https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/06/15/switzerland-invest...). Just last year they allocated $284 million towards "command and communication systems". You can build a hundred Whatsapps from scratch with that money. Where exactly did it all go?

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chrisseaton | karma 36438 | avg karma 2.64 · 2022-01-06 12:27:18

> Where exactly did it all go?

On hardened physical crypto radios I presume - rather than on consumer-grade apps.

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fullstop | karma 3132 | avg karma 2.57 · 2022-01-06 12:34:20

Or, more likely, watches.

guerrilla | karma 7914 | avg karma 1.95 · 2022-01-06 12:28:21

So, two to three orders of magnitude smaller than the US's budget depending on how you count... $5B is pocket change for the US military. Don't be pedantic.