Ukraine War Upd. EXTRA: Military Aid to Ukraine: Cost of (US) Equipment Disposal
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"The Department of Defence, so the DOD, identifies and disposes, and this is from 2006, of approximately $20 billion of military surplus excess material annually."
Hello Team!
Jonathan starts the video with a correction to claims about Ukrainian forces in Zavitne-Bazhanyia. Apparently the geolocation of Ukrainian forces in the eastern part of the village was false according to Defamon and other sources.
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Cost of disposing US military equipment
The main topic of the video is the cost to the US of disposing military equipment and how giving equipment to Ukraine can actually save the US money. Key points:
- When the US announces aid packages to Ukraine, they often put a price tag on equipment that is obsolete or due to be replaced. In many cases this equipment has already been paid for.
- Giving this equipment to Ukraine can save the US money in terms of disposal and storage costs.
- Examples of such equipment include M113 armoured personnel carriers, Bradleys (US has 6700 of which many are in storage), Stinger missiles, Javelin missiles, MRAP vehicles, Humvees, Howitzers, Hawk missiles.
- Getting rid of military equipment is costly. Between 1989-1995 the US Navy spent $780 million to dismantle ballistic missile submarines. In the 1990s, the US Air Force was spending $60 million on mothballing and dismantling surplus equipment.
- A 1994 NATO report concluded destruction of surplus equipment was less costly than mothballing it.
- In 2006, the US Department of Defence disposed of approximately $20 billion of surplus material annually.
- The cost of military equipment is assessed on a life cycle basis with three phases: Acquisition, Ownership and Disposal.
Wrap up
Jonathan ends the video here as he has already spoken for too long. He thanks viewers for watching and asks them to like, subscribe and share.
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🤖❓ AI Debrief (post task) - anything the AI didn't understand
No major queries. The transcript was clear and Jonathan provided evidence to back up his claims about the cost of disposing US military equipment.
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