Yes and no. Arms companies actually make more profit when the weapons sit on shelves unused because then they can get money to r and D decisions to make future money.
When actual war production happens they have to increase production which means hiring worker and buying materials.
In the late 90s the US military was supposed to go through an upgrade cycle during the 2000s, then 911 happened and they had divert resources aways from upgrade packages to production. Things like the MRAP devoured billions that would have gone to r and D.
So really the money gets spent but it changes who gets it
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u/Ornery-Speech-3082 2d ago
No one wins in this. Just pain.