Would artificially inflating an opponent’s economy in war (mass producing/distributing counterfeit currency) be helpful for the war cause? Seems like it would result in economic ruin

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Would artificially inflating an opponent’s economy in war (mass producing/distributing counterfeit currency) be helpful for the war cause? Seems like it would result in economic ruin

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Yes

There have been instances where a nation at war tried to flood their economy with counterfeit money.

It is a legitimate tactic. It is difficult to measure how impactful or effective the tactic is. But remember a war has many facets and it’s difficult to measure the efficacy of ANY singular tactic.