gravitas_deficiency to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agoConsidering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from nowimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down113
arrow-up1348arrow-down1imageConsidering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from nowgravitas_deficiency to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·4 hours agoWhat does that accomplish?
minus-squaretormeh@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 hours agoNot a lot. The British weapons are reliant on US maintenance. Won’t be credible for long if the US doesn’t support them.
minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agoIsn’t this a bit like saying that because I drive a German car that’s maintained by the dealership, it’s not my car? I’m sure it wouldn’t be tricky for the UK to move the Trident weapons program closer to home, or to align with allies in Europe (lol).
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoBy the time Russia is knocking at the door of the UK, its already game over. That said, I would not want to be Polish right now.
What does that accomplish?
Not a lot. The British weapons are reliant on US maintenance. Won’t be credible for long if the US doesn’t support them.
Isn’t this a bit like saying that because I drive a German car that’s maintained by the dealership, it’s not my car?
I’m sure it wouldn’t be tricky for the UK to move the Trident weapons program closer to home, or to align with allies in Europe (lol).
Putin won’t invade you
By the time Russia is knocking at the door of the UK, its already game over.
That said, I would not want to be Polish right now.
Autonomy.
Defense