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Please post a source of the “unused tanks and planes” dumped in the desert.

I don't understand why OP made that comment (it doesn't seem like a big deal) but the US military has a bunch of boneyards for every branch. They are more like "neatly parked until salvage wants them" rather than dumped.

Eg the Sierra Army Depot

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lassen_County,_C...

Davis-Monthan AFB

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerial_photograp...

Yeah, that’s my point. It’s not like they’re dumped onto the side of the yard, when they get decommissioned they end up going into these or parts can come out of them.

People make these comments then have no problem swapping their car out every 4-5 years and it’s like what do you think happens with those eventually?

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