Ryan and Zach talk about how the realities of expensive industrial warfare are still relevant. The Pentagon's fantasy of precision techno-war doesn't apply to wars with peer countries like Russia or China.  Recommended Reading"In a war of attrition, you want an economist as defense minister" - The Bell: https://Mises.org/WES_21_A "The Economics of War" by Murray Rothbard: https://Mises.org/WES_21_B "The Economics of War" by Matthew McCaffrey: https://Mises.org/WES_21_C "Defense, Controls, and Inflation" edited by Aaron Director: https://Mises.org/WES_21_D "Guardians of the Warfare State" by T. Hunt Tooley: https://Mises.org/WES_21_E "Wartime: Understanding and Behaviour in the Second World War" by Paul Fussell: https://Mises.org/WES_21_F Be sure to follow War, Economy, and State at https://Mises.org/WES.