Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland • Hacker News Board

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC

mcv wrote: post #327

red-iron-pine wrote: post #311

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> Europe could easily defeat Russia without outside help (look at how well Ukraine is doing with far less!) Ukraine has received unbelieviable levels of aid from NATO, esp. the US. 10000+ Javelin missiles, WW3 levels of cluster munitions that were slated to be decommissioned in the US, multiple factories in the EU making shells that go straight to the AFU (e.g. Bulgarian 152mm), etc. there is no way they'd have made…

Much of their support has also come from the EU, and the EU has a lot more than that. The EU has more fighters and ships, more tanks, more soldiers. It is true that the EU didn't and still doesn't have deep ammo reserves, though. But it has far more capacity to ramp up production of these than Russia has; the Russian economy is about the size of that of the Benelux.

> It is true that the EU didn't and still doesn't have deep ammo reserves, though

Indeed it is true. But it is also changing, the stockpiles are growing.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by aprentic » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #369

aprentic wrote: post #354

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The thread is about manufacturing in the US so tariffs do have to be factored in. On those specific parts: Motors: T-Motor F90 1300KV - $119.60(incl shipping) + Tariff ESC: Holybro Tekko32 F4 50A - $88.97(incl shipping) + Tariff FC: Matek H743-SLIM V4 - £88.12(incl shipping + VAT) + Tariff Radio: Radiomaster M2 $95.99(incl shipping + sales tax) The FC was from a UK store but it originated in China. I already had the…

https://motor-g.com/en https://www.arctus.ai/products

Motor-g doesn't seem to ship outside of Ukraine. That's totally understandable but for anyone outside of Ukraine, they effectively don't exist.

Arctus asks you to contact them just for product info. It seems they just raised 2.6M in seed funding 3 months ago. It's great that there are startups in NL but that's not even close to a replacement for China's scale yet.

Both of these may change the landscape in the future. For now, neither of them is a practical way to get drone parts without China.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by terminalshort » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

vrganj wrote: post #252

terminalshort wrote: post #213

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The war isn't illegal. The president has that power. I don't like it either, but since the Korean War this is simply a statement of fact.

The president of the US does not have the power to start a war without getting it approved by the UN security council. You're arguing internal implementation details, but the legality is not determined by your courts.

I care less about what the UN says is legal than I do the local traffic cop

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC

keiferski wrote: post #336

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #317

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I do agree with some of your points and I believe some aspects of it might be right but there is a big difference between the past and present because this time, its America attacking EU sovereignity/other countries and so many things all at once literally within less than a year. Just count all the things that america did in the last year and try to imagine as a foreigner or foreign nation once as an exercise. All o…

I mean I definitely agree that a lot of trust has been lost, and that a lot of work will be needed to patch things up. Where I don't agree is that 1) this is somehow irreversible 2) that it really affects American citizens on the personal level – from personal experience, as an American living in Europe for the last decade, I've had basically zero negative interactions with people or hostile accusations. Most people…

We're talking decades just to undo the last 10 years. And it is still getting worse.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by terminalshort » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #305

terminalshort wrote: post #213

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The war isn't illegal. The president has that power. I don't like it either, but since the Korean War this is simply a statement of fact.

> The war isn't illegal. You're going to have to specify a framework if you want to make statements about legality.

US law, which is the only relevant law to discuss the actions of the president of the US.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by varispeed » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC

dismalaf wrote: post #337

varispeed wrote: post #45

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> Somehow the US managed to break down all that good will in such a short amount of time Because US administration is compromised. Putin says jump, Krasnov asks how high.

Yes, I'm sure Putin told Trump to take out 2 of his allies in succession...

You don't understand Russian mentality. The closer ally you are, the more likely you'll find yourself being defenestrated.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by aprentic » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #375

aprentic wrote: post #373

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Do you have any links?

Already in that other comment.

I checked both the links in the other comment.

While they satisfy the technical requirement of, "there exists an alternative" neither of them is generally available as a viable alternative to China.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC

dismalaf wrote: post #337

varispeed wrote: post #45

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> Somehow the US managed to break down all that good will in such a short amount of time Because US administration is compromised. Putin says jump, Krasnov asks how high.

Yes, I'm sure Putin told Trump to take out 2 of his allies in succession...

Putin needs higher oil prices a lot more than he needs either Iran or Venezuela (or Cuba, for that matter).

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by aprentic » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #308

petterroea wrote: post #302

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Yeah tbf I wouldn't underestimate Eastern Europe. The drone industry there must be booming nowadays, pun not intended.

It's everywhere. And 'China free' is a real motto here.

I can't install a motto in my drone. None of the alternatives will allow me to put a physical drone part in my hand with any degree of reliability.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC

freehorse wrote: post #183

verelo wrote: post #112

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Also, the "was" in this title feels misleading. If they're not still, they're crazy.

The original title is better translated as "prepared". The tweeting reposter translated to continuous past tense somewhat erroneously imo, because it sounds as if the preparation was interrupted by something.

Preparation is an ongoing thing. And not just in Denmark.