gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 hours agoConsidering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from nowsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down115
arrow-up1413arrow-down1imageConsidering 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-210 hours agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squareseeyouatthepartyrichter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·9 hours agoThank fuck we didn’t give up our nukes in the UK.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·7 hours agoWhat does that accomplish?
minus-squaretormehlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-26 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-up2·4 hours 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-squaretormehlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI’m sure it’s possible, but it’s not going to come for free nor will it be immediate
minus-squarepelya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·6 hours agoPutin won’t invade you
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours 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.
Thank fuck we didn’t give up our nukes in the UK.
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).
I’m sure it’s possible, but it’s not going to come for free nor will it be immediate
Autonomy.
Defense
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.