NationStates Jolt Archive

Let us suppose you are equipping the military of your nationstate. What do you buy and why? I'll post my choices later so as not to influence others.

I spend my whole military budget ($0) on sticks with a point on one end. But don't worry, I still have the police to defend my nation, with a massive budget of $0, which has been blown creating badges for officers...well, more like cards...except we cant afford lamination.

Well, I've been RPing under something I call the Domestic Defence Appropriations Act, which requires the Sarzonian military to use homebuilt products (to give an IC context for my not buying from storefronts). However, I deliberately included some loopholes in the event 1) someone comes along and makes an incredible design that I *must* have or 2) someone's design fills a role that my military doesn't have and it becomes a need. But sometimes, I'll buy a design from a relative newb if the design is well-conceived with the idea that my buying the product could be used to boost sales for the product.

As far as defence budget is concerned, I don't observe the ThirdGeek limit of eight percent. I RP my budget as being more like 12 percent of my annual outlays.

I would simply employ a cost effective team of covert operators that are highly trained assassins, then I would arm them and place them in states with high risk. They would then work and live in that country without any disturbance whatsoever. But I would make absolutely clear to the rest of the world that their leaders are not safe and as soon as an attack is launched at my country the assassins would be ordered to kill first the prime-minister or equivalent and then the minister of defense/ highest ranking general.

The assassins would be trained to give up their life if nessesary to complete the mission.

That would make leaders think more than once before attacking my country don't you think? It must be the most cost effective defence ever.

I would simply sell all nuclear weapons, and invest all my monies in convention forces and weapons. I would reintroduce National Service (thus cutting unemployment, and also helping in education of those few bad kids).

Oh yeah and I would train several Special Black Op's Units with unlimited resources... :sniper:

Id build enough arms so that everybody in my country could have 3 instead of 2! that way they are more productive or find ways to um..releax while they work. :D

I'd buy a copy of the Necronomicon. Nothing says victory like all of your enemies being consumed by gigantic, protoplasmic, sanity-blasting creatures with a few too many eyes.

The Mindsetti military is generally poorly equipped, since we're suffering from major economic and social problems right now. This, combined with the Mindsetti instinct of only using Mindsetti home-grown technology in military products has resulted in severely weakened infantry (though ship-building remains one of our greatest industries.)

Our budget is small, and always has been - The Mindset has largely avoided acting as an aggressor.

plenty of ninjas. with rocket guns. and a fleet of 'little nellys'. the base would be in a hollowed out volcano. and in charge would be a japanese guy with a BBC english accent, he would be in charge of the loudspeaker.

Probably a few Cruise Missiles, a tiny, well equipped self-defence force.
Then lots and lots of peace keepers, fluid in many languages and cultures.
The rest goes to the Diplomatic Corps.

Missles loaded with T-Virus.

id buy shotguns for every household.

I spend my whole military budget ($0) on sticks with a point on one end. But don't worry, I still have the police to defend my nation, with a massive budget of $0, which has been blown creating badges for officers...well, more like cards...except we cant afford lamination.

Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!

...Someone had to say it.

I'll take the Switzerland route (except mine is voluntary): Create a highly trained military force that is neutral but ready at all times.

We will not be the first to attack, but if you screw with us...There will be Hell and a half to pay!