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		codecamper on June 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The world of threats to the US is an illusion Germany and Japan were able to become powerful again, post WW2 because they were not even allowed to spend money on any sort of army.

classicsnoot on June 13, 2015 [–]

...which they could do because their territorial integrity was guaranteed by a country that spared no expense militarily.

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