Gli Stati Uniti rappresentano il 40% (+/-) delle esportazioni di armi militari militari da trilioni di dollari, la maggior parte sono prodotte negli stati repubblicani/Trump. È ora che l’Europa, tiri un airbus unindosi e pulite il tabellone?
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-europe-arms-makers-weapons-ukraine-russia-war-defense/
di Sudomemer
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Yes. If just one man with a mission, can break America down to its bits, and then break every deal,oath and promise made in the last 85 years, it is probably wisest to not put too much stock in that, going forward.
There seems to have been no checks and balances, even though they talked them up quite a bit.
Unfortunately as you can imagine we don’t know how much of their weapons will not work if they are actively trying to suppress us. Rumors of a kill switch or something could be true. Also it takes years to build proper infrastructure for stuff like this which we don’t exactly have. I imagine car factories could start making weapons but we’d need to go to emergency mode
The US built their army to bully and plunder. The EU cant bully and plunder to regain the investment in raising a top army.
I would first make sure you have the means to replace first. Once alliances are broken and you cut off your supply lines. it will leave europe very vulnerable. the idea would need to be can you replace US faster than russia can rearm?
I think there should be a pan-European RFP now (like tomorrow) for at least 3 million standard shells per year over each of the next 20 years. This would:
– Bring Europe to parity with Russian production capacity to support Ukraine.
– Ensure ongoing supply to build stockpiles postwar. These things last 15 years on the shelf and could easily be flipped later to keep the stockpile fresh as they are a commodity.
– Ensure sufficient supply for all training and scaling of military that will be needed.
What we don’t want to do is make perfect the enemy of good by imposing a huge number of requirements on the this RFP up-front. Ideally in the long term we’d want a complete manufacturing chain within Europe etc. but at this point we just need to get production off the ground before the Ukrainians run out of runway.
One emergency at a time, first we get the Ukrainians to a dominant battlefield position.
Yes, dismantle the USA War machine!
EU can just copy the tech too.
Seems Trump is ok with stealing so. Why not steal their designs that EU paid for ?
The amazing thing is that Ukrainians are really good at weapons, and those are 100% battle tested in Ukraine, they make some of the best drones in the world … They also produce a lot more cheaply than the US ….
Once Europe and Ukraine win the war/ achieve peace… Then there will be a new military industrial complex: Europe-Ukraine.
I think the EU should nationalize production facilities. To keep the cost covered at all times. The defense industry should only consist of designbureaus who develop and design weapons which when chosen can be produced in said factories. You can keep the cost low and make it easy for newcomers to enter the market.
The consolidation of the European arms industry deserves some consideration. However it is worth noting that one of the reasons Airbus remains successful/competitive is that it does need to compete against a competitor (Boeing) for almost every contract. If you have only one European manufacturer of tanks, one for planes, one for ships, etc. and commit all European arms purchases to that manufacturer, you will be dealing with monopolies. They will not be efficient.
Absolutely.
I seem to recall that a number of Countries in the EU have the ability to produce the best soldiers and weapons in the world. Time to ignite the fire again.
It’s intriguing to observe how Donald Trump’s unpredictability has, paradoxically, fostered a sense of certainty within Europe’s arms industry. Whether he decides to withdraw the U.S. from NATO or pressures allies to increase their defence spending, the outcome remains the same: defence budgets will soar, and weapons manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic will reap significant profits. The pressing question is whether this rush to rearm will genuinely enhance European security or merely intensify reliance on American military hardware. Can Europe ever achieve strategic autonomy when its defence spending continues to heavily favour U.S. suppliers? Or is this yet another chapter in the continent’s long history of paying for protection rather than providing it?
Peace through strength.
This feels like the likely outcome of this debacle. The actions of Trump and co are so self damaging if you take more than a 5 minute view of history.
They are either trying to harm their own country or incapable of viewing more than one aspect of the chess board at a time.
Europe “defending itself” comes with massive financial downside for American industry longterm.
Don’t you think it’s a little odd that the us is actively walking away from one of the most prudent businesses the world has ever seen
Yes
Russia is a pile of rusting shit.
Fuck EU.
Ireland will take ourselves.
For the love of all that is holy, do whatever is necessary to be able to stand on your own and make the rich fucks putting us all at risk feel the financial pain…
Also sanction the shit out of the people behind the Heritage foundation and Federalist Society, ban their members from visas as domestic terrorists whatever
Absolutely. European nations have a history of producing military equipment, both individually and in partnership with other European nations. It’s time to start producing more for our own needs, than rely on the whims of anyone in the White House.
This is an old article. Also, OP, don’t editorialise.