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[–] TheFinalCapitalist@hexbear.net 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

we must produce the weapon to surpass all others, METAL GEAR

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

God I nearly forgot that Elon said "Metal Gear Solid" on stage before

[–] Jew@hexbear.net 24 points 6 hours ago

In my lifetime, America has only lost wars very badly.

[–] Taster_Of_Treats@hexbear.net 14 points 5 hours ago

What if we simply didn't have a next war? Lots of countries in Africa and Europe and Asia have managed to avoid it for a long time.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 19 points 6 hours ago

This is him warming up to get some sweet DOD deals. I hope he gets them before Raytheon offs him. I want Tesla to manufacture all equipment for the us army

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 31 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Wait until he finds out real war doesn't have fog of war or tech trees, either.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 18 points 7 hours ago

"Fog of war" is a real thing but not what Musk thinks.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 11 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The headline is heartbreaking

But I hope he does try to "reform" the Us military, then they'll lose the next war even worse.

[–] OutrageousHairdo@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago

Elon is sad that our tanks look all boring and boxy and that we don't have flying mecha suits yet.

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 20 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, the US will lose the next war. But imagine living through the last few years and thinking the problem isn’t in productive capabilities but rather that we need to put even more money into wunderwaffen that won’t actually work.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 10 points 6 hours ago

Germany circa 1944

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@hexbear.net 20 points 8 hours ago

Always enough money for war, while people die because they can't afford the over inflated price of insulin and inhalers.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 12 points 7 hours ago

Is he saying that because he's intentionally fucking up the US?

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 28 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Get ready for Musk to start WeaponsX or ArmsX or some dumb shit like that

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 7 hours ago

I'm looking forward to him trying to make music and getting sued by Xzibit

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 hours ago

I guess we should all copyright such company names, as a FU to Musk.

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

America should put that guy in the headline in charge of the weapons program, I mean those bazinga trucks work well right?

[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 41 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

The Hitlerists had to get stalingraded before they started bullshitting people with their Wunderwaffen pipedreams, but i guess you can also just start with this while you're in the planning stage for your next war.

Edit: next wars, sorry. ofc they'll do the usual nazi shit and open up as many fronts as possible.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 24 points 9 hours ago

How do we get them to keep skipping ahead til they get to the bunker?

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 19 points 8 hours ago

I bet his solution is to bloat the war budget even more

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 33 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Tesla AI powered m4s to every troop. No questions. Also have Elon have a crack at editing the F35s code

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 13 points 8 hours ago

Or one of his 19 year old incel interns.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 64 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

My guy you can't even win at videogames you are not a military strategist. That said he's probably right just because it is fucking obvious.

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

idk paying people to win games for you is a pretty good strategy, don't know how well it'd translate to irl military strategy though lol

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 31 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I mean that’s basically how it’s done: pay a bunch of soldiers to fight the war for you

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Mercenaries, e.g., Blackwater or whatever the fuck they've changed their names to in order to avoid prosecution for war crimes

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 7 hours ago

I think they're Academi now

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 28 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Prepare for a thousand F-35 sinkholes.

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 22 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I'm hyped for the re-invented wunderwaffe. Maybe we get the V3 going again but this time it's just his shitty hyperloop tunnel at a 45 angle acting like that ping pong ball vacuum cannon from myth busters.

[–] TheLastHero@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago

watch them break the space militarization taboo because they forgot about it and then freak out when China aligns a few dozen dongfengs above American major cities in response

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 4 points 7 hours ago

Bit idea: convince Musk and Trump bolo warfare is the future and have them build 30,000 ton tanks powered by AI.

[–] Bonescape@hexbear.net 54 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

really? he thinks the amount of weapons are the problem? and not that there's nowhere near enough manpower who are motivated enough to sacrifice their life for pocket change and the noble goal of raising profits for some delusional oligarchs?

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 33 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

He doesn't think he needs manpower because he can simply use AI

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[–] kittin@hexbear.net 38 points 11 hours ago

The USA is going to let Elon build nukes and he’s going to start nuking US cities that refuse to pay him tribute

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 11 points 9 hours ago

"we need all new icbm fleet built by SpaceX"

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