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The next step has to be the development of nuclear deterrence, and this isn't much of a signal to Russia but to the US. These past months has shown the US as a
by libertine 3y ago
The next step has to be the development of nuclear deterrence, and this isn't much of a signal to Russia but to the US.
These past months has shown the US as a volatile and unreliable partner. While it may sound dramatic it's about time Europe has it's own defense systems and deterrence capabilities.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 3y agoWhat about the last months specifically?
- netsharc 3y agoI guess it should've been since 2016. The US lost shedloads of leadership and credibility, how can friends or foes do any deal with a nation when in 4 years someone can come along and shred it apart (the big example here is the Iran deal), until then at least the country was a sane and reliable actor, for 4 years it became an unhinged country...
- T-A 3y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/putin-ukraine-aid-jake-sullivan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/putin-ukraine-... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/14/nato-chief-rebukes-donald-trump-and-announces-record-defence-spending https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/14/nato-chief-reb...
- ianburrell 3y agoEurope has a nuclear deterrent. France and UK have their own nuclear weapons and ballistic missile submarines.
- labrador 3y agoEffective deterance is a triad of land, sea and air. The US has stealthy nuclear bombers, land based missle silos and nuclear submarines.
- Log_out_ 3y agoEffective deterrence is a nuke in every country that borders a imperial system. Latvia, Ukraine, Taiwan, sk.
- credit_guy 3y agoSmall nitpick, but the UK shares its SLBMs with the US.
- libertine 3y agoClearly more countries need more nukes, everyone is getting more nukes, why can't Germany and Poland get their own arsenal?