gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoConsidering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from nowsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkConsidering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from nowsh.itjust.worksgravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square258fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWhat does that accomplish?
minus-squaretormeh@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 months 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-up0·6 months 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-up0·6 months 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?
Defense
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.