But how is their potassium?
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Europe under extreme duress
- Thread starter Randy Daytona
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Think less anxiety and more capacity and cost, Poland wants arms and they want them fast and getting them from South Korea gets them faster than from the US for what they are buying and for less zł/₩/$ (the FA-50 is cheaper than an F-16 or F-35 though less capable as well, think of it as a modern 'equivalent' of an F-5 or an F-16 lite). It doesn't hurt that the Poles and South Koreans already have an ongoing defense industry partnership, Poland's 'Krab' howitzer uses the K9's chassis. The US isn't exactly losing out either, those FA-50's are powered by GE F404's.
I agree entirely.
Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Poles want arms for good reason: they border Russian enclave which in Soviet times, when nuke deterrence has worked well, was infested with amphibious, airborne and armour assault forces most of all other Soviet maritime regions,and they know from Warsaw pact plans that neutral Sweden was the target of at least amphibious storm too. This memory tells them that you may or may not share the military block strategy, but there always would be the situation 1v1 when is comes to Russia, and they prone to depend on NATO support evidently much less than the other ex-commie members. 800 years of close proximity to Russia make them most realistic of all.
Poland likely wants to get rid of all its Soviet hardware and become a buyer of arms from the West/free world.
Then they better get busy and raise their GDP! Europe needs nuclear power to generate enough GDP to afford all these upgrades...
Many of our NATO allies that still utilize or have Soviet equipment have donated much of that equipment to Ukraine as the main source of parts is now cut off to them. That, along with the blatantly obvious Russian threat, has helped spur many upgrade and procurement efforts with the planned Czech purchase of F-35's being a good example.
Thirty years now past the demise of the Warsaw Pact it is time for our Eastern European NATO allies to get rid of their Soviet-era equipment but money, politics (internal and external) and a dash of corruption for a few of them have made the process a slow one.
We need a 'Asia under extreme duress' thread.
Taiwan is not straight. It's slightly crooked and bends to the east like this: ( .
I’ll have a chat with auto-correct.
Looks like something or someone blew up a Russian air base on in Crimea yesterday taking out a few planes in the process.
Also, it looks like Ukraine may have gotten a hold of some ARM's and has been putting them to good use.
Also, it looks like Ukraine may have gotten a hold of some ARM's and has been putting them to good use.
An u
www.politico.eu
An update on the fertilizer shortage in Europe - which also affects beer…The gap from the Carpathian mountains to the Baltic Sea accesses the European heartland to the much larger Asian mainland - with the only barriers being rivers such as the Vistula which bisects Poland. These bloodlands have been some of the most contested geography for centuries. When? 3 years, 3 decades - but history suggests the strategic location of the Northern European Plain will be in perpetual conflict.
In related news, Poland just placed an order for 250 US Abrams tanks.
$6 billion tank deal to Poland cleared by State Department
The State Department has approved the sale of M1 Abrams tanks to Poland as regional tensions continue to rise as Russian aggression on its border with Ukraine builds.www.defensenews.com
$6 billion tank deal to Poland cleared by State Department
By Jen Judson
Friday, Feb 18
And because I like maps, here is a map of the constantly changing borders (and populations) of Europe over the centuries. Another map showing the physical features of Europe.
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You don't "bitch slap" someone with 6,000 nuclear warheads.
As for hard sanctions, Russia is the world's biggest producers of oil and natural gas - you take that off the market and Europe freezes. Likewise, Russia is the world's biggest exporter of wheat (Ukraine is 4th) and the world will see famine, compounded by the fact that Russia is one of the largest exporters of ammonia which is the basis of nitrogen fertilizer - again, famine. This doesn't take into account other minerals such as coal and rare earth metals needed for modern economies. Finally, the political ramifications of hard sanctions will drive inflation, already at a 40 year high, even higher. This is not something that the ruling parties with upcoming elections want (In addition to US midterms, there is an election in France this year.)
Beer shortages and pig pile-ups: Fertilizer crisis rattles European food chain
Beer and meat production take a hit as fertilizer plants shut down due to soaring energy prices.
Beer shortages and pig pile-ups: Fertilizer crisis rattles European food chain
Beer and meat production take a hit as fertilizer plants shut down due to soaring energy prices.
Sounds like a great time for the Netherlands to cancel cattle ranching. Separate threads, but intertwined topics. If Europe is under food insecurity duress, maybe don’t get rid of literally the most efficient manner of feeding people.