This doesn’t engage with my point. How many nations with nuclear arsenals and a large ocean on either side have been invaded? It isn’t a likely occurrence, and definitely not one worth subsidizing the war industries for decades in preparation for. It makes no strategic sense for another nation to attempt. Why pretend this is the reason we are doing all of this?

> Pointless and destructive won't stop them.

We agree here. My point is that what they are doing is bad, not that they won’t do it anyway. Of course the U.S. military will continue to try and keep the U.S. hegemony alive and continue expending precious resources to do so.

> There is nothing that the US (or anyone) can do to stop the manufacture and usage of the most advanced weapons of war available which have a massive carbon footprint.

I disagree. The U.S. is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of military equipment, including jets and tanks. If we stopped making and selling them, we could make an impact on emissions. Sure, other people would likely increase their production, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. has to contribute or provide its technical expertise/resources.

> The sooner you come to the conclusion that _somebody_ is going to do it the sooner you can ask the real question of who would you rather it be.

I think this is a weak argument. This is a lot like the Onceler’s line from the Lorax: “If I didn’t do it then someone else would!”, which may be true, but does not mean you have to continue the current path. The U.S. military could commit to ending its foreign wars and reducing its emissions massively if it wanted to, but it does not.