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The original was posted on /r/neutralpolitics by /u/Xanthilamide on 2023-05-14 15:12:24+00:00.

The US Dept of Defense is the largest US government agency and recently requested $842 billion for FY24. Beyond the traditional role intended for warfare, I’m curious about the influence of militaries of democratic countries have domestically. For example, US the Department of Defense helped with the creation of the internet through the ARPANET project. That obviously drove tremendous economic and technological development that we see today. Currently the “internet industry” which includes Google and local internet businesses make up a net worth of 2.1 trillion USD.

What other non-warfare influences do militaries of domestic countries have domestically?