A key obligation of the DoD is to secure our borders. DoD should be spending a lot more than this, and, there should be troops constantly on patrol all along the border. Mine fields are also absolutely appropriate in key places.
“DoD should be spending a lot more than this, and, there should be troops constantly on patrol all along the border.”
They are, and there are.
Minefields however, would likely be a war crime under existing treaties. (Unarmed civilian non-combatants)
We are on the cusp of having robotic capability that will be able to patrol and interdict, more reliably than a minefield could deter - 5- 10 years for fielding.
Backward planning, it will take a few years prior to lay in the good infrastructure for them to operate - barrier, roads, power, sensors and communications.
“”””””Mine fields are also absolutely appropriate in key places.””””””””””””””””
Snakes and sharks with frikken “lasers”.
Why doesn’t the money come from entitlements as opposed to national security?