King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

926: Chapter 836: The Grand Strategy 926: Chapter 836: The Grand Strategy Joe Ga watched the ‘Spartans’ running towards the direction of the warehouse, slightly shook his head and pressed the communicator, saying, “Listen up, everyone, I have the best quality bulletproof vests and helmets at my place.

If you have time, come and change your gear there.

I’m sorry for overlooking this before, but luckily there is still time!

You are fighting hard for me, you deserve the best!”
Joe’s sincerity was heartfelt, and the soldiers were very grateful, including the excellently-equipped KSK without exception.

A series of cheers erupted on the public channel, and some even loudly inquired about getting a full set of equipment…

After receiving a positive response from Joe, huge cheers came through the channel, and then the Italian 12-person squad took the initiative to divide and take turns providing cover for their peers to go and change their gear.

Western European countries have been at peace for too long, outsourcing their defense to NATO, and apart from sending a handful of personnel to cause trouble around the world with the United States Army, their land forces rarely engage in serious warfare.

Even when they went to Aqionghan, most of their work involved logistics, patrols, and guard duty.

They don’t have the budget for top-tier military equipment, not even their special forces.

In fact, besides Italy, Austria, Sweden, and Greece are all barely managing to maintain their own armed forces.

It’s not that they truly don’t have the money, but the rising political costs and slow economic growth force them to cut military budgets.

Political costs include maintaining government operations, law and order, education, healthcare, transportation, national welfare, and a whole series of other things.

The economic growth rate cannot keep up with inflation, and every new government promises some new benefits to the people.

What to do when there’s not enough money?

Then they have to take the money from somewhere else!

Being part of the NATO framework, with NATO’s protection, they had an obvious choice for where to cut from.

The harbor project proposed by the Greeks is aimed at attracting Joe’s investment there.