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    Nessun cambiamento nel piano danese per acquistarci jet F35


    Nessun cambiamento nel piano danese per acquistarci jet F35

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    1. Hussard_Fou on

      Full text:

      **Denmark still plans to buy more US F-35 fighter jets despite strained relations with Donald Trump, who wants to annex its autonomous territory of Greenland.**

      “We have to strengthen our fleet of fighter jets and it is completely logical to acquire more F-35 fighter jets,” Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the Børsen newspaper after Denmark announced a huge increase in defence spending.

      Poulsen’s department declined to give more details about any future order when contacted by AFP.

      Questions about whether it is wise for Denmark to keep buying weapons from the United States have been put into sharp focus since Trump’s rapprochement with Russia and threats of aggression against Canada and Greenland.

      Canada said this month that it would re-examine its purchase of F-35s and look at other options.

      But Poulsen said: “It’s completely unrealistic to think that we could stop cooperating with the United States and buying its military equipment.

      “It’s problematic to see a new US administration say things with which we don’t agree but to pull the plug on more than 75 years of cooperation is, in my opinion, completely wrong.”

      Since December and Trump’s first announcements that he intends to annex Greenland, the Arctic island’s politicians, backed by Copenhagen, have said the territory is not for sale but “open for business”.

      The first of 27 F-35 jets already bought and ordered by Denmark should be operational next month.

    2. RelievedRebel on

      No country should buy smart weapons for which you don’t have direct access and knowledge to the source code of its software.

    3. -kahmi- on

      I could understand if it was Trump first term and we expected that things will go back “to normal” after 4 years but it is now the second time he’s elected and what they are doing is a lot more concerning this time, it is not just an accident at this point and the faster we aknowledge the 75 years of cooperation are over, the better, especially for Denmark.

    5. IamHumanAndINeed on

      This is what being in an abusive relationship looks like.

    9. IrlSasaki on

      Yhh and it’s not just the F35s. I live in Denmark and you can see a lot of people driving a Tesla. Yes, sales have decreased massively since the start of the Trump admin and Musk’s role in it but him getting cozy with the far-right didnt start in january.

    11. TokyoBaguette on

      I wonder how do the “people in the street” feels about that?

    12. NoWingedHussarsToday on

      “We need to buy advanced US weapons to defend our territory from aggressive US.”

      LMAO

    14. Ciclistomp on

      Ridiculous, buying planes from a country which is openly trying to take your territory

    16. ZenosCart on

      Europe doesn’t have too many options atm. We need to build our own production capabilities that exclude US reliance, but in the mean time we need weapons.

    17. Outrageous-Speed7053 on

      Its hard for Danish politicians to stop their allegiance to USA, even when its obviously stupid.
      Before ww2 the politicians were German orientated

    18. Zerophim on

      Denmark really bet all its horses on the US even going as far as helping the US spying on the EU and its leaders

      Guess now is the best time for a complete 180 and going the full EU route

    19. Mobile-Breakfast8973 on

      Dane here

      Our defense minister is horribly unqualified for his job.
      Trump is literally threatening our Tradeblock (the EU) with tarrifs and our fucking country with military annexation.

      We should get out of that platform ASAP and invest in Eurofigther or *Saab 39 Gripen*

      Man i hate this government

    20. AlloAll0 on

      >”It’s problematic to see a new US administration say things with which we don’t agree but to pull the plug on more than 75 years of cooperation is, in my opinion, completely wrong.”

      Denmark utterly fails to read the room.

      I’m no expert in geopolitics, but when one country threatens to invade another country and says it will take part of its territory, one way or the other, I’d say the plug is pulled.

      If Denmark continues down this path, history books written by the remaining free and democratic countries will not be kind. Chamberlain at least rearmed Britain in the meanwhile.

    21. Gregib on

      The installed firmware will make them dysfunctional above Greenland…

    22. DesignatedDonut2606 on

      It’s a huge debate here right now. The reasons they have stated is that their fighter pilots have been trained in the F35s already, and orders/plans for new jets were made prior to Trump losing his mind.

      When asked about the concern that the US could make them defunct, the defense ministry replied that spare parts for F35s come from the EU, and we could then refuse to supply them in retaliation. I believe they phrased it: “If ours don’t work, neither will theirs.”

      I think most Danes think it is crazy to buy military equipment from a country that is threatening our territory. At the same time, we also have to trust that there are people in the DM who know more about these things than we do.

    23. RealisticSolution757 on

      That’s stupid. Right blows they should be bargaining chips in the trade war. 

    25. yenneferismywaifu on

      When they tell tales of independence from the USA, remember this news too.

      For decades, Europe has done everything to become completely dependent on the US. So stop fooling around about how Tesla is being bought less and Europe will seriously be fighting on two fronts. Ha-ha-ha-ha.

      You are not even ready to fight on one front, what the hell two fronts are you talking about. You do not want to admit that Russia is already fighting with you. You live in the illusion that all this will end in Ukraine.

      So until the threat from Russia disappears, you have to stick with the US until the very end. Because you don’t want to take your fate into your own hands. You don’t want to change, you don’t want changes, you don’t want discomfort, you’re not ready to die and kill for freedom.

      Orban claims that Brussels is the biggest threat, but in reality Brussels is the most pathetic thing there is. Otherwise, you would have at least dealt with Orban first, and now you want to compete with the US?

    26. Fallen_Radiance on

      It would be bad if it was any other country but Trump has threatened Denmark?? Are they insane?

    27. SixEightL on

      WTF WHY.

      There are literally other great options like the Rafale, EF2000 or Gripen.

      I’m all for shilling the Rafale, but can you guys choose AT LEAST SOMETHING NOT AMERICAN?

    29. FCOranje on

      Based on Greenlands location, it should go to Canada. Denmark spied on the EU for the US.

      Make Greenland Canadian aye.

    30. Travyswole on

      Unacceptable from Denmark! The United States is AN ENEMY! This should be an easy decision to buy European or from other FRIENDLY nations.

    31. JavaGmbH on

      Were Danes ever Vikings or just a bunch of pussies the whole time?

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