Military Funding Issue

[Samozaryadnyastan]

The Debate

"Clearly the army requires the greatest increase in funds this year," says Field Marshal Roxanne Longfellow. "After all, wars were never won by air or sea and in this dangerous world we must be able to protect the interests of Samozaryadnyastan. Currently our men get hand-me-down weapons, rations I wouldn't feed a pig - the army is increasingly looking like a bad career option and we can't have that. If we're going to get recruits, we need more funding to support our brave lads in their duty."


"Hah! It's the Navy who needs the money, mate," says Grand Admiral Jean-Paul Silk. "The army and the police forces can protect us domestically, but can they protect us from having our foreign trade cut off? Can they protect us from terrorists and pirates? How are the soldiers going to get to the enemy's borders? Swim? I think not. Fund us, the Navy, the true protectors of Samozaryadnyastan!"


"Despite the statements of my colleagues," says Roxanne Wong, Marshal of the Air Force. "The Air Force requires more money than these men playing around with boats. We are increasingly seeing terrorists taking to the air, and more ships or guns are not going to stop that. Our people will only be safe when the Air Force has the power it needs to defend us - and for that we need more funding and more government support for industries geared towards the development of new aircraft."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

"You're all thinking too small!" exclaims Pete Broadside, an avid Star Wars fan. "What we need is more research into the possibilities of space weapons! Big laser cannon and satellites with complete annihilation power! And cool spaceships! Boom! Rat-a-tata! Bang! Bang! It'll be expensive, sure, but think of the power! THE POWER!"

I removed options 5 and 6, because neither of them appeal at all.

I want to pick number 4 because it would improve my nation - but I also want to stay as an MT nation, maybe PMT at a push. Space warfare shoves me into being Future Tech, and I don't want that.
Not sure about Option 2, and I really can't decide between Options 1 and 3.