[SauronOfMordor]

North Korea has been in a perpetual state of military readiness for the past fifty years; its army is ready for immediate deployment, and would likely overrun Seoul and kill millions of South Koreans within days of the first sign of an invasion.

Within a year or two, after we've replenished our stocks of ammo and bombs, we'll have the capability to have stealthy Predator drones get the GPS coordinates of every artillery battery and missile crew in range of the DMZ some dark and moonless night. The war would start with a swarm of ALCMs and precision-guided bombs taking them out in the first hour.

The big question will be whether we will have a year or two before the next big thing

[ApesForEvolution]

I heard Raytheon can only produce 700 next generation Tomahawks per year, which is up from 400/yr. Shouldn't this be a competitive growth industry? The war on terror could take another 10,000 cruise missiles before it's over.

[truth_seeker]

"Within a year or two, after we've replenished our stocks of ammo and bombs...

Over and over, I hear that we use up a large fraction of our bombs.

We need a bigger standing inventory, and faster manufacturing capacity.