• MBech@feddit.dk
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    13 hours ago

    Why in the everloving fuck, is Europe relying on that system, if it takes 5+ years to get a few missiles?

    • cloudshouter@lemmy.zip
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      5 hours ago

      Looks like like that’s less than a current years production. Unfortunately Trump and Hegseth lit the US reserves on fire so they could do insider trading on the prediction/betting and oil/stock markets. Now they need to restock before the next distraction/market manipulation/AI fueled ego trip. Also Trump wants Putin to think he’s cool. Priorities.

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      8 hours ago

      It didn’t take that long before Trump’s War on Iran used the stockpile in a handful of months for nothing.

      Almost like that was maybe the actual plan. Emptying the US defense stockpile means both a militarily weaker US, and a ton of new manufacturing contracts for defense contractors.

    • Kirp123@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Because it didn’t use to take 5 years. The US were pretty reliable when it came to weapon deliveries before Trump. Also a lot of European countries have the weapon systems to fire those missiles and it would take time and money to replace them.